Economic Policy

Sign at the entrance to the Blackstone offices in Midtown Manhattan.

How Elizabeth Warren’s Stop Wall Street Looting Act Would Rein In the Private-Equity Vampire How Elizabeth Warren’s Stop Wall Street Looting Act Would Rein In the Private-Equity Vampire

Let’s build an economy where patients, renters, and even youth hockey teams are given priority over investor profits.

Oct 8, 2026 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Texas Democratic gubernatorial candidate Gina Hinojosa speaks during the Texas Democratic Convention at the Hilliard Center in Corpus Christi.

Gina Hinojosa: “We Flip Texas, and It’s Over” Gina Hinojosa: “We Flip Texas, and It’s Over”

Talking to Texas gubernatorial candidate Gina Hinojosa about what redistricting could mean and how a new generation of Democrats is speaking more directly to voters.

Sep 22, 2026 / StudentNation / Lajward Zahra

View of nude sunbathers on the beach at Jacob Riis Park in the Rockaways, New York, New York, August 1, 1982.

What Remains of Riis? What Remains of Riis?

A new members’ club has revived Riis Park’s long-vacant bathhouse, reopening old questions about whom the People’s Beach is really for.

Sep 19, 2026 / Eric Schwartau

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Letters From the October 2026 Issue Letters From the October 2026 Issue

The long shadow of AIPAC… The AI revolution will not be televised… Speaking of taxes… Reporting on abortion… (online only)

Sep 8, 2026 / Our Readers

Representative Dan Crenshaw (R-TX) leaves the US Capitol on Thursday, July 16, 2026.

The Right’s New Inflation Message: Let Them Eat Ramen The Right’s New Inflation Message: Let Them Eat Ramen

Militarists push for austerity to keep a disastrous war going.

Aug 10, 2026 / Jeet Heer

Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) discusses his proposal for an AI sovereign wealth fund during a June appearance at Washington’s National Press Club.

How Public Equity Can Promote a Revived American Democracy How Public Equity Can Promote a Revived American Democracy

Critics are assailing deals to give the government stakes in major companies—but they’re overlooking their civic dividends.

Jul 24, 2026 / Elizabeth Wilkins and Todd N. Tucker

Attendees react during a vote by the Rent Guidelines Board in New York, US, on Thursday, June 25, 2026.

New Yorkers Won a Rent Freeze. But We Can’t Stop There. New Yorkers Won a Rent Freeze. But We Can’t Stop There.

There is so much more to be done to seize power from landlords and real estate directly.

Jul 14, 2026 / Sumathy Kumar and Tracy Rosenthal

Millions of Americans have turned to food banks after losing SNAP benefits.

The Trump Administration Is Making It Nearly Impossible to Get Food Stamps The Trump Administration Is Making It Nearly Impossible to Get Food Stamps

New work requirements and restrictions on SNAP have kicked millions off the benefit rolls, with more reductions to come.

Jul 8, 2026 / Bryce Covert

People walk by a Halal street vendor in Times Square on February 20, 2026, in New York City.

The Fight for New York’s Street Vendors Isn’t Over The Fight for New York’s Street Vendors Isn’t Over

After years of criminalization and confiscation, New York’s street vendors have won long-overdue reforms. Now the city must make good on its promises.

Jul 7, 2026 / Nazrin Nahar

Women assemble parts at a General Electric plant in Lynn, Massachusetts, that would figure prominently in the post–World War I labor uprising.

What Is the American Economy? What Is the American Economy?

The gap between what the numbers say and how people are feeling has only grown wider.

Jun 30, 2026 / Feature / Robert B. Reich

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