Trump Is Signaling a Trade War, but It’s Not as Disastrous as You May Think Trump Is Signaling a Trade War, but It’s Not as Disastrous as You May Think
The Trump trade agenda is remarkably consistent—and will happen quickly.
Jan 5, 2017 / David Dayen
Harvey Cox’s Radicalism Harvey Cox’s Radicalism
How the theologian and social critic reminds us of the radical possibilities and egalitarian hopes of a Christian left.
Jan 5, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Elizabeth Bruenig
3 Steps for Progressive Resistance and Rebuilding as the Trump Era Launches 3 Steps for Progressive Resistance and Rebuilding as the Trump Era Launches
Ultimately, the party’s fortunes will depend on recruiting a new generation of progressive leaders who can harness the power of social movements and drive it into electoral politic...
Jan 3, 2017 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Inequality Is Only Getting Worse Inequality Is Only Getting Worse
The typical American family today has less wealth than the typical American family of the 1980s.
Dec 29, 2016 / Michelle Chen
Trump’s Transition Team Is Stacked With Privatization Enthusiasts Trump’s Transition Team Is Stacked With Privatization Enthusiasts
If these officials get their way, America’s schools, roads, prisons, immigrant-detention centers, and critical social-insurance programs will soon fall into private hands.
Dec 28, 2016 / David Dayen
Trump Is Capitalizing on the Anxiety Caused by the End of Steady Employment Trump Is Capitalizing on the Anxiety Caused by the End of Steady Employment
Liberals should speak to workers’ experience of precarity.
Dec 28, 2016 / Mike Konczal
Trump Kicks Off the Return of the Czars Trump Kicks Off the Return of the Czars
Republicans had a huge problem with Obama’s “czars.” Will they say anything now? (Spoiler: no.)
Dec 22, 2016 / David Dayen
Why Trump’s Hotels Will Doom Us All Why Trump’s Hotels Will Doom Us All
Who’d have thought it’d be a bad idea to elect a president with business interests pretty much everywhere in the world?
Dec 22, 2016 / Tom Engelhardt
Will Obama Cancel the Loan Debt of For-Profit College Victims? Will Obama Cancel the Loan Debt of For-Profit College Victims?
It may be their last chance for justice before Trump takes over.
Dec 22, 2016 / Michelle Chen
Robert Reich: Why Republicans Are Wrong About Taxes Robert Reich: Why Republicans Are Wrong About Taxes
Plus: Martin Garbus on clemency for Leonard Peltier, and Amy Wilentz on the worst and best of 2016.
Dec 22, 2016 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener