How the State Can Make Inequality Worse How the State Can Make Inequality Worse
From zoning and licensing boards to bank bailouts, the state has often been captured by corporations and the wealthy.
Nov 21, 2017 / Steven Teles and Brink Lindsey
Alex Azar, Trump’s HHS Pick, Has Already Been a Disaster for People With Diabetes Alex Azar, Trump’s HHS Pick, Has Already Been a Disaster for People With Diabetes
While he was at Eli Lilly, the company more than tripled the price of its best-selling insulin.
Nov 21, 2017 / James Elliott
Anti-Trump Fervor Can’t Fully Explain What Happened This Month Anti-Trump Fervor Can’t Fully Explain What Happened This Month
Democratic candidates ran on bold, progressive ideas that inspired voters.
Nov 21, 2017 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Anatomy of an Abduction: The Deportation of Cambodian American Refugees Anatomy of an Abduction: The Deportation of Cambodian American Refugees
Cambodians displaced by American bombs are being sent back to a country they barely know.
Nov 21, 2017 / J.M. Wong
ICE Admits Gang Operations Are Designed to Lock Up Immigrants ICE Admits Gang Operations Are Designed to Lock Up Immigrants
The gang database is a weapon that allows ICE agents to indiscriminately round up immigrants of color.
Nov 20, 2017 / Julianne Hing
Here’s a Path to Medicare for (Almost) All That Isn’t Doomed to Fail Here’s a Path to Medicare for (Almost) All That Isn’t Doomed to Fail
Bernie Sanders and John Conyers are proposing massive changes, for a huge number of people, in a very short space of time. There’s a better, less risky way.
Nov 20, 2017 / Joshua Holland
The Surest Way to Keep Roy Moore Out of the Senate Is by Electing His Opponent The Surest Way to Keep Roy Moore Out of the Senate Is by Electing His Opponent
GOP talk of resignations, rescheduled elections, and write-ins neglects the reality on the ground in Alabama: Moore has a credible opponent who can beat him.
Nov 17, 2017 / John Nichols
Was the Trump Campaign Working With WikiLeaks and the Russians to Undermine the Clinton Campaign? Was the Trump Campaign Working With WikiLeaks and the Russians to Undermine the Clinton Campaign?
There’s no proof yet, but the connections are tantalizing. And there’s more on that Steele dossier, too.
Nov 17, 2017 / Bob Dreyfuss
Republicans in Congress Think You’re an Idiot Republicans in Congress Think You’re an Idiot
The GOP tax bill should be toxic to everyone who is not ultra-rich.
Nov 17, 2017 / Robert L. Borosage
Yes, Some Alabama Republicans Will Still Vote for Roy Moore Yes, Some Alabama Republicans Will Still Vote for Roy Moore
An interview with Howell Raines on what he calls “Alabama Embarrassment Syndrome.”
Nov 17, 2017 / Jon Wiener