Ethical Economics

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

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

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

Bernie Sanders in 2018

Bernie Sanders Has a Plan to Tax the Rich That’s About As Radical as What Teddy Roosevelt Proposed Bernie Sanders Has a Plan to Tax the Rich That’s About As Radical as What Teddy Roosevelt Proposed

When the senator proposes a 77 percent tax on the value of an estate above $1 billion, he’s talking about renewing American values.

Feb 12, 2019 / John Nichols

Green New Deal

Reactionaries Call the Green New Deal ‘Radical,’ Like That’s a Bad Thing Reactionaries Call the Green New Deal ‘Radical,’ Like That’s a Bad Thing

Supporters of action on climate change must borrow a page from FDR by laughing off critics—recognizing that there are times when we must indeed be radical.

Feb 11, 2019 / John Nichols

Freeland and Mogherini at the Women Foreign Ministers Meeting

Canada’s ‘Feminist’ Foreign Aid Is a Fraud Canada’s ‘Feminist’ Foreign Aid Is a Fraud

Women’s empowerment is never just an economic issue; it’s always a political issue, too.

Feb 11, 2019 / Rafia Zakaria

Elizabeth Warren

Warren’s Push for a Wealth Tax Could Be a Game Changer Warren’s Push for a Wealth Tax Could Be a Game Changer

Americans are hungry for bold measures to tackle income inequality.

Jan 29, 2019 / Editorial / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Sociologist Erik Olin Wright

Erik Olin Wright Inspired the Left to Embrace Real Utopianism Erik Olin Wright Inspired the Left to Embrace Real Utopianism

The brilliant scholar taught radicals to think big about solutions—such as universal basic income.

Jan 24, 2019 / John Nichols

China social credit

Discipline and Punish: The Birth of China’s Social-Credit System Discipline and Punish: The Birth of China’s Social-Credit System

In Hangzhou and throughout Shandong province, gold stars and black marks have begun to shape public and private behavior.

Jan 23, 2019 / Between Us, We Cover the World / René Raphael and Ling Xi

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