Elizabeth Warren Has Bold Ideas About How to Drain the Swamp Elizabeth Warren Has Bold Ideas About How to Drain the Swamp
Those who support progressive reform have the biggest stake in cleaning the stables, cracking down on the corruption, and making Washington accountable.
Aug 28, 2018 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
There’s an Easy Way to Create Affordable Housing—We Just Need to Make it Happen There’s an Easy Way to Create Affordable Housing—We Just Need to Make it Happen
This fall, California will vote on an initiative that could reshape the state’s housing market.
Aug 22, 2018 / Brave New Films
Elizabeth Warren Could Make a Great Run for President as an Anti-Corruption Crusader Elizabeth Warren Could Make a Great Run for President as an Anti-Corruption Crusader
She’s got a plan to drain the swamp that is Donald Trump’s Washington. If she takes it on the campaign trail, that’s terrific.
Aug 21, 2018 / John Nichols
Why Is Bank of America Asking Clients About Their Citizenship? Why Is Bank of America Asking Clients About Their Citizenship?
Lenders discriminate against immigrants—and often, it’s perfectly legal.
Aug 20, 2018 / Susie Cagle
New York City Has ‘a Once-in-a-Lifetime Opportunity’ to Create an Internet for All New York City Has ‘a Once-in-a-Lifetime Opportunity’ to Create an Internet for All
“Dead skunks on the highway” are more popular than cable companies, so why not replace them with something better?
Aug 20, 2018 / Cities Rising / Teke Wiggin
Monsanto Just Lost a Case Linking Its Weed Killer to Cancer Monsanto Just Lost a Case Linking Its Weed Killer to Cancer
A jury ruled that the corporation knew Roundup could cause harm, but failed to warn users.
Aug 17, 2018 / Rene Ebersole
Trump Quietly OK’s Bioengineered Farming on Wildlife Refuges Trump Quietly OK’s Bioengineered Farming on Wildlife Refuges
By rescinding an Obama-era regulation, the administration is giving a green light to agribusiness on protected lands.
Aug 16, 2018 / Michelle Chen
The Right Is Working the Ref Yet Again. This Time on Facebook—and It’s Working. The Right Is Working the Ref Yet Again. This Time on Facebook—and It’s Working.
Facebook caves to conservative critics by embracing Fox-friendly “news.”
Aug 16, 2018 / Column / Eric Alterman
The Shareholder Revolution Devours Its Children The Shareholder Revolution Devours Its Children
The economy has been rigged to channel wealth to a tiny elite.
Aug 15, 2018 / Editorial / Mike Konczal
Worse Than Lead? Worse Than Lead?
Special Investigation: The chemical industry strikes again, shifting from lead to flame retardants that also sicken and kill.
Aug 15, 2018 / Feature / Jamie Lincoln Kitman