Economics

The sample page of a Columbia House Record Club advertisement as it appeared in the April 1, 1978 issue of TV Guide magazine.

Stop the Price Gouging Stop the Price Gouging

How the subscription squeeze is ending.

Oct 1, 2026 / Lindsay Owens

Women at the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, August 28, 1963.

Black Freedom in an Age of White Oligarchy Black Freedom in an Age of White Oligarchy

Justin Leroy’s The Lowest Freedom points toward the limits of liberty under racial capitalism.

Oct 1, 2026 / Books & the Arts / Aaron Ross Coleman

Sohei Kamiya, leader of Japan’s Sanseito party, delivers a speech at a Sanseito street rally in Tokyo.

Japan’s Far Right Is Courting Young Voters Japan’s Far Right Is Courting Young Voters

Sanseitō has attracted young voters through a robust social-media strategy, Charlie Kirk–like public speaking events, and anti-establishment messaging.

Sep 30, 2026 / StudentNation / Sena Chang

Crews clean up the area of a pro-Palestinian encampment at UC Irvine in Irvine, California, on Thursday, May 16, 2024.

The Promises and Compromises of the University of California The Promises and Compromises of the University of California

I grew up in a neighborhood manufactured by the University of California, Irvine. It felt like a utopia for academics—until the university forsook its mission of serving the publi...

Sep 26, 2026 / Sara Krolewski

Effective altruism's fraud-addled poster boy, Sam Bankman-Fried, at a 2021 press conference in Miami.

What’s the Matter With Effective Altruism? What’s the Matter With Effective Altruism?

President Trump has decried the techbro creed for indulging in AI doomerism, but its excesses are far worse than that.

Sep 23, 2026 / David Futrelle

Texas Democratic gubernatorial candidate Gina Hinojosa speaks during the Texas Democratic Convention at the Hilliard Center in Corpus Christi.

Gina Hinojosa: “We Flip Texas, and It’s Over” Gina Hinojosa: “We Flip Texas, and It’s Over”

Talking to Texas gubernatorial candidate Gina Hinojosa about what redistricting could mean and how a new generation of Democrats is speaking more directly to voters.

Sep 22, 2026 / StudentNation / Lajward Zahra

View of nude sunbathers on the beach at Jacob Riis Park in the Rockaways, New York, New York, August 1, 1982.

What Remains of Riis? What Remains of Riis?

A new members’ club has revived Riis Park’s long-vacant bathhouse, reopening old questions about whom the People’s Beach is really for.

Sep 19, 2026 / Eric Schwartau

President Donald Trump at an April press conference on the Iran War.

Trump Has Lost Interest in the Iran War, but It’s Still Quite Interested in Him Trump Has Lost Interest in the Iran War, but It’s Still Quite Interested in Him

The United States is losing the conflict, stoking chaos in the region, and inviting economic calamity—all with no end in sight.

Sep 16, 2026 / David Faris

The face of President Donald Trump appears on Robert the Robot, an advanced conversational humanoid showcased at the UN's AI for Good Global Summit in Geneva in July.

Time Has Run Out for AI Risk Deniers Time Has Run Out for AI Risk Deniers

The recent spate of reports about the technology’s destructive power underline two prime directives: Be afraid, and regulate aggressively.

Sep 14, 2026 / David Futrelle

The School Behind the Billionaires and the Billionaire Tax

The School Behind the Billionaires and the Billionaire Tax The School Behind the Billionaires and the Billionaire Tax

UC Berkeley will inevitably be behind the defeat or victory of Proposition 40.

Sep 10, 2026 / StudentNation / Joseph Burney

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