What Are the Roots of Global Inequality? What Are the Roots of Global Inequality?
At over 1,100 pages, Thomas Piketty’s new book offers us not only a history of economic injustice but also a program aimed at making it disappear.
May 19, 2020 / Books & the Arts / Cole Stangler
A Progressive Democratic Party is Possible—and Biden Needs It to Win A Progressive Democratic Party is Possible—and Biden Needs It to Win
The Biden-Sanders task forces are charged with framing a bigger, bolder Democratic agenda—exactly what the party needs to win.
May 14, 2020 / John Nichols
We Really Can’t Screw Up Disaster Season This Year. Global Health Depends on It. We Really Can’t Screw Up Disaster Season This Year. Global Health Depends on It.
Amid a pandemic, FEMA and HUD must be ready to provide renters with safe homes.
May 13, 2020 / no-paywall / Vanessa A. Bee
‘Mass Unemployment Is a Policy Choice’ ‘Mass Unemployment Is a Policy Choice’
As unemployment reaches Depression-era levels, Pramila Jayapal has a plan that responds with a New Deal–level of urgency.
May 8, 2020 / no-paywall / John Nichols
Iowa’s Republican Governor Sacrifices Citizens to Trump Iowa’s Republican Governor Sacrifices Citizens to Trump
The state has some of fastest-growing Covid-19 outbreaks in the country. That hasn’t stopped Governor Kim Reynolds from rushing to reopen.
May 7, 2020 / no-paywall / Emily Berch
The Men Pushing to Open the Economy Clearly Don’t Need Child Care The Men Pushing to Open the Economy Clearly Don’t Need Child Care
There’s no way to send people back to work without providing safe, affordable child care, but the men in charge don’t seem to care.
Apr 30, 2020 / no-paywall / Elie Mystal
The Factory Oversight Industry Protects Profits, Not People The Factory Oversight Industry Protects Profits, Not People
An investigation into the dangerously irresponsible business of “ethical factory” audits.
Apr 23, 2020 / Maria Hengeveld
Here’s How the CARES Act Impacts Your Student Loans Here’s How the CARES Act Impacts Your Student Loans
Though it includes some relief for student loan borrowers, it’s hardly enough. And advocates are fighting for more.
Apr 23, 2020 / no-paywall / Cody Hounanian and Lindsay Clark
Coronavirus at the Bottom of the Supply Chain Coronavirus at the Bottom of the Supply Chain
Bangladeshi union leader Kalpona Akter explains why garment workers are in the streets.
Apr 23, 2020 / no-paywall / James North
How Trump’s Foreign Policy Puts Troops at Risk of Covid-19 How Trump’s Foreign Policy Puts Troops at Risk of Covid-19
A leaked intelligence brief reveals US sanctions have “left Iran bereft of financial resources to mount an effective public health response.”
Apr 22, 2020 / no-paywall / Ken Klippenstein