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A man does a banking transaction at a Citibank ATM fast cash machine.

What if the People Owned the Banks? What if the People Owned the Banks?

The case for public banking.

Mar 28, 2023 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Protests against pension reform in France

What Will Macron Do When Arbitrary Arrests and Police Violence Fail? What Will Macron Do When Arbitrary Arrests and Police Violence Fail?

Bypassing the National Assembly to force through his unpopular pension reform looked like a clever move—until it brought the French people back onto the streets.

Mar 27, 2023 / Harrison Stetler

Oakland federal judge rules city can clear Wood St.'s huge homeless camp

You Can’t Solve the Homelessness Crisis Without Housing You Can’t Solve the Homelessness Crisis Without Housing

In the Western states, encampments continue to proliferate. If city governments want to ameliorate the crisis, they’re going to have to provide shelter.

Mar 24, 2023 / Left Coast / Sasha Abramsky

school workers strike in LA

Why 60,000 Education Workers Walked Off the Job In Los Angeles Why 60,000 Education Workers Walked Off the Job In Los Angeles

This week’s massive jobs action also represents a model for building worker power.

Mar 24, 2023 / Alex Caputo-Pearl

You Can’t Even Tell Who’s Rich Anymore

You Can’t Even Tell Who’s Rich Anymore You Can’t Even Tell Who’s Rich Anymore

Billionaires dress like the guy next door, which elides the fact of our ever-worsening inequality.

Mar 24, 2023 / Kate Wagner

The Childcare Crisis Is Getting Worse

The Childcare Crisis Is Getting Worse The Childcare Crisis Is Getting Worse

When child care is unaffordable and unavailable, people can’t get to work—it’s mainly mothers who are held back.

Mar 23, 2023 / Editorial / Bryce Covert

Tents sit on a grassy field under palm trees

The Cost of Housing in America Has Become Untenable The Cost of Housing in America Has Become Untenable

A permanent cohort of people without housing has come to seem like a natural part of American life.

Mar 22, 2023 / Rebecca Gordon

US President Joe Biden speaks to the Democratic National Committee at an event in Washington, D.C., on November 10, 2022.

Should President Biden Run for Reelection? A “Nation” Forum Should President Biden Run for Reelection? A “Nation” Forum

We wanted to know what prominent progressive Democrats, left-leaning independents, and battleground state activists were thinking. So we asked them.

Mar 22, 2023 / Editorial / Various Contributors

We Cannot Countenance Windowless Bedrooms

We Cannot Countenance Windowless Bedrooms We Cannot Countenance Windowless Bedrooms

Sunlight is not an amenity; it’s a basic human necessity.

Mar 21, 2023 / Kate Wagner

Workers pack mangoes into boxes at a factory in Tapachula

How US Policy Has Trapped Migrant Workers in an “Open-Air Prison” in Mexico How US Policy Has Trapped Migrant Workers in an “Open-Air Prison” in Mexico

Thanks to US border restrictions, thousands of migrants are stuck indefinitely in Chiapas, harvesting the fruits that Americans can’t get enough of.

Mar 20, 2023 / Feature / Esther Honig

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