Economics

Once Again, California Leads the Way

Once Again, California Leads the Way Once Again, California Leads the Way

Governor Jerry Brown leads in tackling catastrophic climate change.

Dec 8, 2015 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

The fully public Savonnerie Heymans ecological social housing project in Brussels, Belgium, features a “mini-forest,” game library, parks, playgrounds, and a promenade.

How to Get Rid of Your Landlord and Socialize American Housing, in 3 Easy Steps How to Get Rid of Your Landlord and Socialize American Housing, in 3 Easy Steps

Homelessness, unaffordable urban real estate, devastating gentrification, and the housing bubble are all rooted in privatized housing.

Dec 8, 2015 / Jesse A. Myerson

How Can We Accelerate the Progress of Women’s Rights Around the World?

How Can We Accelerate the Progress of Women’s Rights Around the World? How Can We Accelerate the Progress of Women’s Rights Around the World?

A new collection of essays grapples with the successes and ongoing struggles of the global feminist movement.

Dec 7, 2015 / Barbara Crossette

Paul Ryan, Speaker of the House.

Paul Ryan Just Accidentally Made a Great Case for Raising the Minimum Wage Paul Ryan Just Accidentally Made a Great Case for Raising the Minimum Wage

In his first major speech as speaker of the House, Ryan inadvertently made one of the strongest arguments for lifting the wage floor.

Dec 4, 2015 / Rebecca Vallas and Melissa Boteach

Why Bernie Sanders Should Embrace European Models of Democratic Socialism

Why Bernie Sanders Should Embrace European Models of Democratic Socialism Why Bernie Sanders Should Embrace European Models of Democratic Socialism

American radicalism can’t be confined within US borders.

Dec 4, 2015 / Leon Fink

Priscilla Chan and Mark Zuckerberg, seen with their newborn daughter, Max, have transferred the majority of the family's Facebook stock options to a foundation the two control.

Here’s How the Left Should Think About the Chan-Zuckerberg Announcement Here’s How the Left Should Think About the Chan-Zuckerberg Announcement

Could the Facebook family change the status quo of Silicon Valley philanthropy?

Dec 3, 2015 / Amy Schiller

Naomi Klein: Breaking the Back of Our Carbon Economy

Naomi Klein: Breaking the Back of Our Carbon Economy Naomi Klein: Breaking the Back of Our Carbon Economy

What should an economy that doesn’t rely on fossil fuels actually look like?

Dec 3, 2015 / Video / Naomi Klein

20 People Now Own As Much Wealth as Half of All Americans

20 People Now Own As Much Wealth as Half of All Americans 20 People Now Own As Much Wealth as Half of All Americans

The US is caught in a vicious cycle, with rising political inequality driving an ever-rising concentration of wealth at the top.

Dec 3, 2015 / Joshua Holland

Start Making Sense: Naomi Klein on the Necessity of the Climate Protests in Paris

Start Making Sense: Naomi Klein on the Necessity of the Climate Protests in Paris Start Making Sense: Naomi Klein on the Necessity of the Climate Protests in Paris

On this week’s podcast, Naomi Klein on the Shock Doctrine and the Paris climate protests, Katha Pollitt on Europe’s refugee crisis, Eric Foner on Woodrow Wilson’s racism, and Joan ...

Dec 3, 2015 / Audio / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

Sylvester Stallone (left) as Rocky Balboa and Michael B. Jordan as Adonis Johnson in Creed.

Rocky Without Reaganism Rocky Without Reaganism

Creed offers a surprisingly daring depiction of the Rocky universe as seen from the other side of the tracks.

Dec 3, 2015 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans

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