The American Social Safety Net Does Not Exist The American Social Safety Net Does Not Exist
After welfare reform, poor people were supposed to be able to find work. Not all of them could—and then the jobs disappeared.
Oct 13, 2016 / Feature / Monica Potts
Inequality Is Still the Defining Issue of Our Time Inequality Is Still the Defining Issue of Our Time
Fierce battles over trade, labor rights, and executive compensation will determine whether we can really narrow the gap.
Oct 12, 2016 / Robert L. Borosage
Think the US Is the Foremost Global Superpower? Think Again Think the US Is the Foremost Global Superpower? Think Again
Welcome to a multipolar world.
Oct 11, 2016 / Dilip Hiro
Why Hillary Clinton Is the Right Choice for Progressives Why Hillary Clinton Is the Right Choice for Progressives
Clinton offers progressives the best chance to advance our issues and vision for the country—but only if we keep applying pressure and holding her accountable.
Oct 11, 2016 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
How to Get Justice After the Wells Fargo Scandal How to Get Justice After the Wells Fargo Scandal
Break up lawless banks and encourage sensible alternatives.
Oct 4, 2016 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
The Hyde Amendment Punishes Poor Women—and It’s Bad for the Economy The Hyde Amendment Punishes Poor Women—and It’s Bad for the Economy
The 40-year-old ban on public funding for abortion is not just a burden on individual women.
Sep 30, 2016 / Kate Bahn and Jamila Taylor
My Post-Debate Blues, or, How a Rude Egomaniac Has Effectively Channeled Working-Class Anger My Post-Debate Blues, or, How a Rude Egomaniac Has Effectively Channeled Working-Class Anger
In his clumsy way, Trump is defining a new industrial policy and exposing the stupidity of American “exceptionalism.”
Sep 30, 2016 / William Greider
Elizabeth Warren Just Gave Hillary Clinton a Big Warning Elizabeth Warren Just Gave Hillary Clinton a Big Warning
Warren is ready to fight any Wall Street–linked cabinet members in a Clinton administration.
Sep 21, 2016 / George Zornick
The ‘Chicago Boys’ in Chile: Economic Freedom’s Awful Toll The ‘Chicago Boys’ in Chile: Economic Freedom’s Awful Toll
Repression for the majorities and “economic freedom” for small privileged groups are two sides of the same coin.
Sep 21, 2016 / Feature / Orlando Letelier
4 Simple Ways to Help 44 Million Americans With Student Debt 4 Simple Ways to Help 44 Million Americans With Student Debt
The student-loan-debt crisis is very real, yet policies have failed to respond with any urgency.
Sep 19, 2016 / StudentNation / Natalia Abrams and Cody Hounanian