The Arms Industry Is At It Again. Imagine That. The Arms Industry Is At It Again. Imagine That.
Does arming Ukraine really make Raytheon, Lockheed Martin, and their cohorts “defenders of democracy”?
May 25, 2022 / William D. Hartung
Jazz Fest Is Back. Let’s Dance. (But It’s Complicated.) Jazz Fest Is Back. Let’s Dance. (But It’s Complicated.)
Beyond the confines of a beloved annual event, the future of live music in New Orleans remains unsettled.
May 6, 2022 / Larry Blumenfeld
Biden’s Billionaire Tax Is Smart Politics for the Midterms Biden’s Billionaire Tax Is Smart Politics for the Midterms
Taxing the rich is a winning issue, no matter what the Republicans (and Joe Manchin) say.
Mar 31, 2022 / John Nichols
The Pandemic Made the Rich $1.7 Trillion Richer The Pandemic Made the Rich $1.7 Trillion Richer
While the pandemic has been hard on the vast majority of Americans, it’s been nothing but good times for the billionaire class.
Mar 22, 2022 / John Nichols
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
Is California Doing Enough to Fight Homelessness? Is California Doing Enough to Fight Homelessness?
Governor Newsom has taken a triumphant tone, but thousands are still sleeping in the streets.
Mar 11, 2022 / Sasha Abramsky
The Dirty Secret of Inflation: Corporations Are Jacking Up Prices and Profits The Dirty Secret of Inflation: Corporations Are Jacking Up Prices and Profits
Democrats are failing to speak to the realities of the economic moment—and it could cost them in the midterms.
Feb 21, 2022 / John Nichols
Revenge of the Nerds Revenge of the Nerds
Has neoliberalism placed political power in the hands of consultants with calculators?
Dec 30, 2021 / Olúfémi O. Táíwò
This Is Life After the Dixie Fire This Is Life After the Dixie Fire
People in high places with money to share are not riding over the ridge to our rescue.
Dec 16, 2021 / Jane Braxton Little