9 Reasons Why You Should Care About Trade 9 Reasons Why You Should Care About Trade
Elites make trade boring for a reason. Here’s how to fight back.
Jun 17, 2019 / Ethan Earle
Bernie Sanders: ‘We Have to Talk About Democratic Socialism as an Alternative to Unfettered Capitalism’ Bernie Sanders: ‘We Have to Talk About Democratic Socialism as an Alternative to Unfettered Capitalism’
In an exclusive interview with The Nation, Sanders explains that economic rights must be understood as human rights.
Jun 12, 2019 / John Nichols
Adam Gopnik and the Cul-de-sac of 21st-Century Liberalism Adam Gopnik and the Cul-de-sac of 21st-Century Liberalism
In his new book, the New Yorker writer sets out to defend liberalism from its critics, but only ends up revealing its current limitations.
Jun 12, 2019 / Books & the Arts / David A. Bell
Can France Diversify Its Elite With Affirmative Action? Can France Diversify Its Elite With Affirmative Action?
How to achieve educational diversity when race and ethnicity are off the table.
Jun 10, 2019 / Valentine Faure
Medicare for All Needs a Change of Message Medicare for All Needs a Change of Message
Single payer is essential, but most voters still don’t get that.
Jun 6, 2019 / Colin McAuliffe
Open Borders Must Be Part of Any Response to the Climate Crisis Open Borders Must Be Part of Any Response to the Climate Crisis
The alternative is the death of millions and a world fractured by nationalism.
Jun 6, 2019 / Ben Ehrenreich
The Haves and Have-Nots of Big Data The Haves and Have-Nots of Big Data
A “global firewall” is redrawing lines between countries—and people.
Jun 5, 2019 / Matthew Longo
Trump’s Attack on Working People Demands a Bold, Progressive Response Trump’s Attack on Working People Demands a Bold, Progressive Response
Piecemeal reforms won’t do the job.
Jun 4, 2019 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Letters From the June 17-24, 2019, Issue Letters From the June 17-24, 2019, Issue
A Nation of Elites? Katha Pollitt’s trenchant first-person account of the 1969 student strike at Harvard University [“Harvard’s Strike at 50,” May 20/27] raises a question about Th…
Jun 4, 2019
Trump’s Plan to Deny Benefits: Pretend People Aren’t Poor Trump’s Plan to Deny Benefits: Pretend People Aren’t Poor
By redefining poverty, millions fewer people would be able to take advantage of lifesaving programs.
May 31, 2019 / Bryce Covert