From Foreign Correspondent to Uber Driver From Foreign Correspondent to Uber Driver
I once documented human displacement and desperation. Now, due to a crumbling media ecosystem, I am living it.
Mar 21, 2026 / Feature / Steve Scherer
What We Must Learn From the Revelations About Cesar Chavez What We Must Learn From the Revelations About Cesar Chavez
The sexual predations of the late labor leader follow a depressingly familiar pattern in left organizing circles.
Mar 19, 2026 / Mel Buer
Mary K. Simkhovitch and the Dream of an Affordable New York Mary K. Simkhovitch and the Dream of an Affordable New York
A new book revisits the public housing programs of the 1930s.
Mar 16, 2026 / Books & the Arts / Joshua Freeman
Why Is Steph Curry Investing in Israeli Security Tech? Why Is Steph Curry Investing in Israeli Security Tech?
The greatest shooter ever is part of a financial ecosystem in which Silicon Valley capital pours into Israeli technology companies with ties to the IDF.
Mar 13, 2026 / Lee Escobedo
How Larry Ellison’s Acquisition Binge Began in Hawaii How Larry Ellison’s Acquisition Binge Began in Hawaii
In 2012, the Oracle CEO bought most of the island of Lānaʻi. What happened next doesn’t bode well for his new empire of media properties.
Mar 12, 2026 / Matthew Vickers
Taking Aim at Overpaid CEOs Taking Aim at Overpaid CEOs
Landmark San Francisco and Los Angeles ballot initiatives aim to hike taxes on corporations with huge gaps between CEO and worker pay.
Mar 11, 2026 / Feature / Sarah Anderson
Trump’s War Is Destroying the Global Economy Trump’s War Is Destroying the Global Economy
Spiraling financial chaos might be the only thing that can force the president to pull back from this conflict.
Mar 9, 2026 / Jeet Heer
In Memoriam: the Rev. Jesse Jackson (1941–2026) In Memoriam: the Rev. Jesse Jackson (1941–2026)
The civil-rights activist and founder of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition changed what’s possible in politics.
Mar 6, 2026 / Obituary / John Nichols
Larry Summers, We Knew Ye Too Well Larry Summers, We Knew Ye Too Well
The former Harvard president and Treasury secretary has resigned over humiliating disclosures in the Epstein files. But will that be enough to keep an ardent neoliberal down?
Mar 2, 2026 / Maureen Tkacik
Democrats Must Listen to Workers Democrats Must Listen to Workers
How winning people’s trust involves listening to their challenges, ambition, ideas, and stories.
Feb 25, 2026 / Greg Kaufmann