Of Debt and Deficits and the Dollar System Of Debt and Deficits and the Dollar System
By force of preset agendas, conservatives and liberals react to debt headlines like Pavlov’s dogs.
Aug 24, 2026 / James K. Galbraith
Adjuncting Until the End of Time Adjuncting Until the End of Time
Universities now have more adjuncts than tenured and tenure-track professors combined. The conditions are unsustainable—for professors and students alike.
Aug 15, 2026 / Maria Adelmann
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
Insurgents Are Revitalizing the Democratic Party Insurgents Are Revitalizing the Democratic Party
And despite all the establishment pushback, voters know it.
Aug 10, 2026 / Katrina vanden Heuvel, John Nichols for The Nation
Trump’s Costly Vanity Projects Trump’s Costly Vanity Projects
Reflecting on taxpayers’ stolen money.
Jul 29, 2026 / OppArt / Leonard Stokes
The War on the UAW The War on the UAW
The United Auto Workers called for a ceasefire in Gaza. The union’s federal monitor didn’t like it—and now he’s investigating Shawn Fain, just weeks before union elections.
Jul 27, 2026 / Ella Fanger
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
How Corporate Recruiters Took Over Campus—and What It’s Costing Democracy How Corporate Recruiters Took Over Campus—and What It’s Costing Democracy
Many students arrive at college with dreams of creating social change, but the corporate pipeline diverts them. A democracy in need of their talent is poorer because of it.
Jul 21, 2026 / StudentNation / Jason Vadnos
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
New York City Makes It Easy to Cancel Subscriptions New York City Makes It Easy to Cancel Subscriptions
The first rule of its kind at the municipal level will help customers avoid paying recurring and junk fees.
Jul 13, 2026 / Prajwal Bhat