How Can Puerto Rico Escape the Debt Trap? How Can Puerto Rico Escape the Debt Trap?
When it comes to Puerto Rico, the questions of debt haunt everyday life and shape the colonial reality of the island.
Apr 6, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Ed Morales
Medicare for All Is Not Enough Medicare for All Is Not Enough
Communities, not corporations, should own our most vital health care assets.
Mar 31, 2022 / David U. Himmelstein, Steffie Woolhandler, Adam Gaffney, Don McCanne, and John Geyman
Silicon Valley Founders Are Not the Protagonists of Reality Silicon Valley Founders Are Not the Protagonists of Reality
The fall of bloated tech start-ups isn’t tragic, regardless of what the recent spate of TV series would have you believe.
Mar 31, 2022 / Malcolm Harris
Mexico Takes on the the United States’ Gun Goliaths Mexico Takes on the the United States’ Gun Goliaths
The Mexican government’s lawsuit against US gun manufacturers may be a long shot. But if it succeeds, it could completely change the terrain in the fight to combat gun crime in bot...
Mar 29, 2022 / Bill Gallegos
Reefer Reparations in the New New Amsterdam Reefer Reparations in the New New Amsterdam
Marijuana legalization in California saw the market dominated by corporations and bureaucracy. New York State’s focus on equity offers the possibility of another way.
Mar 24, 2022 / Tom Gogola
A Mirror on Every Wall—and a Microphone Behind Every Mirror A Mirror on Every Wall—and a Microphone Behind Every Mirror
The work of belonging is never done.
Mar 24, 2022 / Column / David Bromwich
Big Oil in the Mackinac Straits Is a Disaster Waiting to Happen Big Oil in the Mackinac Straits Is a Disaster Waiting to Happen
And recognizing Native American sovereignty—giving the tribes sworn to protect the waters a place in the negotiations determining their fate—is the best way to prevent it.
Mar 23, 2022 / Hadassah GreenSky
The Brave New World of Legalized Psychedelics Is Already Here The Brave New World of Legalized Psychedelics Is Already Here
And so are the profiteers. Get ready for Psychedelics Inc.
Mar 21, 2022 / Feature / Zoe Cormier
Price-Gouging Oil Companies Need to Pay a Windfall Tax Price-Gouging Oil Companies Need to Pay a Windfall Tax
Prices at the pump are shooting up as oil companies turn massive profits. A windfall-profits tax could go a long way toward providing relief for working families.
Mar 11, 2022 / John Nichols
Covid and Canceled Gigs Have Left Musicians High and Dry Covid and Canceled Gigs Have Left Musicians High and Dry
Yet most working musicians have been marginalized or excluded from current Covid relief funding.
Mar 10, 2022 / Marc Ribot