Economics

Row house in Baltimore

In One of the Richest Countries in the World, Extreme Poverty Is on the Rise In One of the Richest Countries in the World, Extreme Poverty Is on the Rise

A new book shows the impact of the financial crisis on everyday lives.

Jun 18, 2018 / Beverly Gologorsky

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The Poor People’s Campaign Is Changing the Moral Narrative of Congress The Poor People’s Campaign Is Changing the Moral Narrative of Congress

Activists are getting at least some members of Congress to listen to the real stories of poverty and injustice in America.

Jun 14, 2018 / John Nichols

Remembering Jeanne Singer

Remembering Jeanne Singer Remembering Jeanne Singer

A woman in full.

Jun 14, 2018 / Sandy McCroskey

Trump Nuclear Deal

The Trump Spectacle Is Overshadowing the More Urgent Scandals of This Administration The Trump Spectacle Is Overshadowing the More Urgent Scandals of This Administration

To truly hold the president accountable, there has to be more distinction between news that affects people’s lives and the daily outrages that often distract from the issues.

Jun 12, 2018 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Xi Jinping

While Trump Trashes US Allies, China Seizes the Future While Trump Trashes US Allies, China Seizes the Future

“Rising powers build roads, not walls.”

Jun 12, 2018 / Federico Rampini

Trump in the White House

Donald Trump Has an Ugly Midterm Strategy Donald Trump Has an Ugly Midterm Strategy

And Democrats need to be ready.

Jun 11, 2018 / Robert L. Borosage

Can Farming Save Puerto Rico’s Future?

Can Farming Save Puerto Rico’s Future? Can Farming Save Puerto Rico’s Future?

As climate change alters how and where food is grown, Puerto Rico’s agroecology brigades serve as a model for sustainable farming.

Jun 11, 2018 / Feature / Audrea Lim

Sanders

Bernie Sanders Is to Deliver a Commonsense Plan to Save the Postal Service Bernie Sanders Is to Deliver a Commonsense Plan to Save the Postal Service

The senator is calling on the Trump administration to strengthen the agency, not sell it off.

Jun 7, 2018 / Jake Bittle

James Baldwin, Robert Penn Warren, and the Politics of Southern Multiculturalism

James Baldwin, Robert Penn Warren, and the Politics of Southern Multiculturalism James Baldwin, Robert Penn Warren, and the Politics of Southern Multiculturalism

The search for cultural diversity and social equality.

Jun 7, 2018 / Books & the Arts / Robert Greene II

Trump Is ‘Crazy Like a Fox’: Seymour Hersh

Trump Is ‘Crazy Like a Fox’: Seymour Hersh Trump Is ‘Crazy Like a Fox’: Seymour Hersh

Plus Bryce Covert on homelessness and Viet Thanh Nguyen on refugees.

Jun 7, 2018 / Audio / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

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