Economy

One Thousand Years of Labor

One Thousand Years of Labor One Thousand Years of Labor

Andrea Komlosy’s new history traces our evolving notions of work and how what we do is ultimately also about what we owe one another.

Oct 10, 2018 / Books & the Arts / Gabriel Winant

Demand Action in Response to Climate Scientists’ Urgent Warnings

Demand Action in Response to Climate Scientists’ Urgent Warnings Demand Action in Response to Climate Scientists’ Urgent Warnings

You can also support progressive ballot initiatives and learn about the rise of fascism in Europe.

Oct 9, 2018 / no-paywall / NationAction

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Thumbs Up

A Blue Wave Next Month Could Be the Start of a Progressive Sea Change A Blue Wave Next Month Could Be the Start of a Progressive Sea Change

If Democrats flip the House, the Congressional Progressive Caucus will have the leaders, agenda, and institutional muscle to drive the debate.

Oct 9, 2018 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Fred and Donald Trump

The Wealth-Defense Industry The Wealth-Defense Industry

Lessons from the Trumps’ tax-avoidance racket.

Oct 9, 2018 / Chuck Collins

Student debt protest

Canceling Student Debt Would Stimulate the Economy—and Voter Turnout Canceling Student Debt Would Stimulate the Economy—and Voter Turnout

With tens of millions of Americans affected, proposals to forgive outstanding loans are popular with people Democrats need to bring to the polls.

Oct 5, 2018 / Richard Eskow and Sean McElwee

Trump Saudi Arms Deal

How Much It Costs to Buy US Foreign Policy How Much It Costs to Buy US Foreign Policy

Everything—even support for human-rights atrocities—has a price.

Oct 4, 2018 / Benjamin Freeman

HIV Epidemic Scott County

Mike Pence Is Still to Blame for an HIV Outbreak in Indiana—but for New Reasons Mike Pence Is Still to Blame for an HIV Outbreak in Indiana—but for New Reasons

The avoidable Scott County epidemic may reveal a terrifying future for public health in America.

Oct 4, 2018 / Steven W. Thrasher

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Letters From the October 29, 2018, Issue Letters From the October 29, 2018, Issue

The Gore-y truth…

Oct 4, 2018 / Letters / Our Readers and Jason Mark

In Search of the Lost Republic

In Search of the Lost Republic In Search of the Lost Republic

Americans once believed that their government belonged to them. Can we again?

Oct 4, 2018 / Feature / D.D. Guttenplan

These Senators Need to Be Told: Do Not Vote for Kavanaugh

These Senators Need to Be Told: Do Not Vote for Kavanaugh These Senators Need to Be Told: Do Not Vote for Kavanaugh

Joan Walsh on the confirmation hearings, D.D. Guttenplan on a new radical majority, and Michelle Chen on the Fight for $15.

Oct 4, 2018 / Audio / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

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