Peru’s Elections May Signal What’s Ahead for the United States in November Peru’s Elections May Signal What’s Ahead for the United States in November
They were offered the choice between a neoliberal technocrat and a right-wing demagogue–does that sound familiar?
Jul 18, 2016 / Greg Grandin
It Takes Jamie Dimon 3 Hours to Earn What Some of His Employees Do All Year It Takes Jamie Dimon 3 Hours to Earn What Some of His Employees Do All Year
So much for the JPMorgan Chase CEO’s being a working-class hero.
Jul 15, 2016 / Peter Dreier and Donald Cohen
Should the Democratic Party Be Added to the Endangered-Species List? Should the Democratic Party Be Added to the Endangered-Species List?
The Bernie-Hillary face-off has exposed how far the party has drifted from its working-class base—and how angry that base still is at the betrayal.
Jul 12, 2016 / Naked Democracy / William Greider
The Most Progressive Democratic Platform Ever The Most Progressive Democratic Platform Ever
The “political revolution” Sanders helped to build hasn’t been won yet, but there has been real progress.
Jul 12, 2016 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Just in Time for the July 4 Break, Congress Imposes ‘Colonialism at Its Worst’ on Puerto Rico Just in Time for the July 4 Break, Congress Imposes ‘Colonialism at Its Worst’ on Puerto Rico
Power is supposed to derive “from the consent of the governed,” but a new law addresses a debt crisis with an assault on democracy.
Jul 2, 2016 / John Nichols
Who Benefits Most From Housing Subsidies? The Wealthy. Who Benefits Most From Housing Subsidies? The Wealthy.
Low-income households get about 8 cents per month from homeownership tax credits worth $90 billion a year.
Jul 1, 2016 / David Meni and Ezra Levin
In This Corner of Washington, the Only Ideology Is ‘Money’ In This Corner of Washington, the Only Ideology Is ‘Money’
Politico’s daily newsletter Influence describes every squeaking turn of the revolving door with a certain admiration.
Jul 1, 2016 / Thomas Frank
The 2 Things Britain Can’t Leave in the EU The 2 Things Britain Can’t Leave in the EU
Hint: They’re both real problems that Brexit has likely worsened.
Jun 28, 2016 / Beneath the Radar / Gary Younge
Elizabeth Warren Should Stay in the Senate Elizabeth Warren Should Stay in the Senate
Her agenda is fundamentally different from the one Hillary Clinton will pursue.
Jun 24, 2016 / Dean Baker
Nick Kristof Is Still Wrong About Welfare Reform Nick Kristof Is Still Wrong About Welfare Reform
Raising kids is hard work, and as a country we should acknowledge that.
Jun 23, 2016 / Katha Pollitt