Michael Moore’s New Film Playfully Skewers US Exceptionalism Michael Moore’s New Film Playfully Skewers US Exceptionalism
A powerful, optimistic, and radical demonstration of what can be achieved by thinking outside the box—or, in this case, our borders.
Feb 16, 2016 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
A Concrete Plan to Make Black Lives Matter A Concrete Plan to Make Black Lives Matter
This is a plan for pressuring whoever is in office, whether they are sympathetic to the causes of racial and economic justice or not.
Feb 13, 2016 / Mychal Denzel Smith
What’s the Difference Between a Refugee and a Deportee? A Lawyer. What’s the Difference Between a Refugee and a Deportee? A Lawyer.
Prompted by the ongoing crisis of child migrants from Central American, Senate Democrats are trying to get due process for “vulnerable” asylum seekers.
Feb 13, 2016 / Julianne Hing
Bernie Sanders Has an Obama Problem Bernie Sanders Has an Obama Problem
He needs to find a way to critique the administration without alienating black voters who are protective of the president.
Feb 12, 2016 / Joan Walsh
Silicon Valley’s Wealth Gap Silicon Valley’s Wealth Gap
The tech hub is becoming completely unaffordable for the service employees who work there.
Feb 12, 2016 / Michelle Chen
3 Questions Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton Should Answer at Tonight’s Debate 3 Questions Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton Should Answer at Tonight’s Debate
What will the Democratic candidates say to voters whose livelihoods have been destroyed by austerity?
Feb 11, 2016 / John Nichols
Socialism in America Is Closer Than You Think Socialism in America Is Closer Than You Think
Experiments with public ownership are thriving across the country. The challenge is to link them and scale them up.
Feb 11, 2016 / Feature / Gar Alperovitz
Letters From the February 29, 2016, Issue Letters From the February 29, 2016, Issue
Hunger pains… waging good journalism… Nader’s debaters…
Feb 11, 2016 / Letters / Our Readers and Liza Featherstone
Why There Will Be No New New Deal Why There Will Be No New New Deal
Our political culture has always relied on Trump-style fear and loathing. The Roosevelt era is the exception that proves the rule.
Feb 11, 2016 / Column / Eric Alterman
The Toxic Work Environments That Produce Your Pots and Pans The Toxic Work Environments That Produce Your Pots and Pans
Multinational corporations are once again profiting off of China’s dismal labor conditions.
Feb 10, 2016 / Michelle Chen