Economy

Elizabeth Warren Is Not Afraid of the Democrats

Elizabeth Warren Is Not Afraid of the Democrats Elizabeth Warren Is Not Afraid of the Democrats

The 2020 presidential candidate has a long track record of opposing lobbyists, billionaires, the Republicans—and her own party.

Feb 21, 2019 / Feature / George Zornick

Green New Deal

Naomi Klein: To Fight Climate Change, We Have to Radically Rethink What Is Possible Naomi Klein: To Fight Climate Change, We Have to Radically Rethink What Is Possible

Plus: Dahlia Lithwick on Trump’s fake “Emergency” and Manuel Pastor on California vs. Trump.

Feb 21, 2019 / Audio / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

Abandoned newspaper vending machines, Covina, California, 2011.

Are We Witnessing the End of News? Are We Witnessing the End of News?

If you think the media are in trouble now, just wait till there’s a recession.

Feb 20, 2019 / Column / Eric Alterman

Bernie 2020 bid

Bernie Sanders Is Running—and America Just Might Be Ready to Elect a Democratic Socialist Bernie Sanders Is Running—and America Just Might Be Ready to Elect a Democratic Socialist

Two years into the presidency of Donald Trump, the nation is ready for radical change.

Feb 19, 2019 / John Nichols

AOC Green New Deal

Bring On the Green New Deal Vote Bring On the Green New Deal Vote

The GND’s young organizers will help craft a message the 2020 Democratic candidate can get behind.

Feb 19, 2019 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Bagamoyo, Tanzania

Will a New Port Make Tanzania ‘Africa’s Dubai’? Will a New Port Make Tanzania ‘Africa’s Dubai’?

Backed by money from China and Oman, a small Tanzanian fishing port could be as large and busy as Rotterdam within 10 years.

Feb 19, 2019 / Between Us, We Cover the World / Jean-Christophe Servant

Swedish Preschool

Even Conservatives Support Sweden’s Welfare State. Here’s Why. Even Conservatives Support Sweden’s Welfare State. Here’s Why.

It’s practical and efficient, allowing for a very competitive economy while ensuring a high standard of living.

Feb 19, 2019 / Barbara Koeppel

Xi Jinping

The United States Is Already at War With China The United States Is Already at War With China

Trump is accelerating a gratuitous cold war between the world’s top two emitters of greenhouse gases, leaving the rest of the world to suffer.

Feb 18, 2019 / Michael T. Klare

National Emergency Protest

History Will Accord Donald Trump No Forgiveness History Will Accord Donald Trump No Forgiveness

It is not just what the president does but what he tells us not to do–especially on climate change–that makes his tenure strikingly dangerous.

Feb 18, 2019 / John Nichols

Medicare For All

We Don’t Need Private Health Insurance We Don’t Need Private Health Insurance

New single-payer plans don’t need to worry about carving out roles for health-care profiteers. 

Feb 18, 2019 / Adam Gaffney

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