“To Hell With Kings!” What Happened to American Skepticism About Monarchy? “To Hell With Kings!” What Happened to American Skepticism About Monarchy?
Tom Paine warned that enthusiasm for monarchy led to enthusiasm for aristocracy and oligarchy, while FDR denounced “economic royalists.”
Sep 20, 2022 / John Nichols
What Do Americans Care About? Not a Cold War With Russia and China. What Do Americans Care About? Not a Cold War With Russia and China.
Americans’ top security concerns include safety at home and protecting jobs.
Sep 20, 2022 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
It Isn’t Populist to Defund Rural Schools It Isn’t Populist to Defund Rural Schools
The Republican Party has won rural America by fanning the flames of the culture war. But by taking a match to public schools, it may have finally gone too far.
Sep 20, 2022 / Jennifer C. Berkshire and Jack Schneider
Letters From the October 3/10, 2022, Issue Letters From the October 3/10, 2022, Issue
One-state reality… Documenting January 6… Leaving water for migrants…
Sep 20, 2022 / Our Readers
“Business as Usual” Might Actually Make the Economy Worse “Business as Usual” Might Actually Make the Economy Worse
According to data from the National Center for Health Statistics and the Bureau of Labor Statistics, there are few economic costs from pandemic policies that prioritize public heal...
Sep 19, 2022 / StudentNation / Garrett Eison
Why US Workers Are Better Situated to Confront Economic Turbulence Why US Workers Are Better Situated to Confront Economic Turbulence
Europe directed more of its Covid aid to businesses, while the US supported workers. If a recession hits now, Europeans could be in even worse trouble.
Sep 16, 2022 / Mike Konczal
Rail Workers, Nurses, Teachers Are Fighting From the Bottom Up Rail Workers, Nurses, Teachers Are Fighting From the Bottom Up
When will their supposed national leaders—in unions, and in the Democratic Party—get serious?
Sep 15, 2022 / Jane McAlevey
Victory! Minor League Baseball Players Are Finally Unionized. Victory! Minor League Baseball Players Are Finally Unionized.
Thanks to grassroots organizing, which much of the media is ignoring, minor leaguers will now join the Major League Players Association.
Sep 15, 2022 / Dave Zirin
The Federal Reserve Attacks American Workers The Federal Reserve Attacks American Workers
Notes from Inflation Economics 101.
Sep 15, 2022 / Robert Pollin
An Inflated Pentagon Budget Is Not in the Country’s Best Interest An Inflated Pentagon Budget Is Not in the Country’s Best Interest
Scamming the taxpayer has become a way of life for the national security state.
Sep 15, 2022 / Julia Gledhill and William D. Hartung