Consider the Lobster Tariffs Consider the Lobster Tariffs
From coastal communities in Maine to farming towns in Iowa, Trump’s trade war with China is taking its toll.
Nov 5, 2018 / Willy Blackmore
What a Rural Maine House Race Can Teach the Left What a Rural Maine House Race Can Teach the Left
Chloe Maxmin could be the first Democrat ever to win Maine House District 88 in a place deep in the state where one thing is clear: The left abandoned rural America.
Oct 26, 2018 / StudentNation / Chloe Maxmin and Canyon Woodward
‘If We Won’t, Then Who Will?’: An Interview With Chloe Maxmin and Canyon Woodward ‘If We Won’t, Then Who Will?’: An Interview With Chloe Maxmin and Canyon Woodward
Maxmin, 25, is running for state representative in the most rural county in the most rural state in the country—at a time when young political candidates are having their moment.
Oct 25, 2018 / StudentNation / StudentNation
A New Report Shows the White House Is Terrified of Socialism A New Report Shows the White House Is Terrified of Socialism
The Council of Economic Advisers’ investigation into the “opportunity costs of socialism” reads like a nervous undergraduate's term paper.
Oct 23, 2018 / Kate Aronoff
Voters Must Catch On to Republicans’ Con on Health Care Voters Must Catch On to Republicans’ Con on Health Care
The GOP’s duck-and-cover effort impedes a debate we need to have on providing universal coverage and increasing Social Security.
Oct 23, 2018 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Bankers of the World, Unite! Bankers of the World, Unite!
To stabilize our economy, we should unionize the financial sector.
Oct 19, 2018 / Mike Konczal
That Trump Administration Claim That Poverty Is Low? Outright Flimflam. That Trump Administration Claim That Poverty Is Low? Outright Flimflam.
It’s based on deeply flawed methodology, resulting from a study whose conclusions are arbitrary. In fact, poverty is seriously understated.
Oct 18, 2018 / Jeff Madrick
SWIFT: A Modest Proposal? SWIFT: A Modest Proposal?
An alternative bank transfer network won’t be enough to counter American financial hegemony.
Oct 17, 2018 / Stefan Eich
The Austerity Hawks Are Coming for Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid The Austerity Hawks Are Coming for Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid
Mitch McConnell just revealed the scheme: cut taxes for the billionaires class, create deficits, and then shred the social safety net.
Oct 17, 2018 / John Nichols
Trump’s NAFTA 2.0 Is Just More of the Same Trump’s NAFTA 2.0 Is Just More of the Same
The USMCA’s weaknesses reflect the fundamentally antidemocratic nature of free-trade agreements.
Oct 15, 2018 / Michelle Chen