Letters From the February 22, 2016, Issue Letters From the February 22, 2016, Issue
Responses to our endorsement of Bernie Sanders for president.
Feb 4, 2016 / Letters / Our Readers
‘Can Anybody Tell Me Why the Governor of Michigan Is Not Here Today?’ ‘Can Anybody Tell Me Why the Governor of Michigan Is Not Here Today?’
Flint residents rode buses overnight to tell Congress about how the water crisis has upended their lives. Their governor was conspicuously absent.
Feb 3, 2016 / Zoë Carpenter
To Fix the Racial Wealth Gap, We Need Solutions That Sound Radical To Fix the Racial Wealth Gap, We Need Solutions That Sound Radical
If progressives want to improve the conditions in underserved and underdeveloped communities, then bigger and bolder policy solutions are required.
Feb 3, 2016 / Steve Phillips
How Bernie Sanders Is Challenging a Downsized Politics of Excluded Alternatives How Bernie Sanders Is Challenging a Downsized Politics of Excluded Alternatives
Why we need a grown-up conversation about taxes.
Feb 2, 2016 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
The Fight for 15 in Iowa The Fight for 15 in Iowa
A platform built on workers’ stories rather than political rhetoric will keep the movement alive long past Election Day.
Feb 1, 2016 / Michelle Chen
How the EPA Has Failed to Challenge Environmental Racism in Flint—and Beyond How the EPA Has Failed to Challenge Environmental Racism in Flint—and Beyond
Since the early 1990s, the agency has received over 300 discrimination complaints. It’s never once issued a formal finding of a violation.
Jan 28, 2016 / Zoë Carpenter
After I Lived in Norway, America Felt Backward. Here’s Why. After I Lived in Norway, America Felt Backward. Here’s Why.
A crash course in social democracy.
Bernie’s Wall Street Plan Is Actually Not Enough Bernie’s Wall Street Plan Is Actually Not Enough
Here are three ways he can make his plan a real threat to the finance industry.
Jan 28, 2016 / Editorial / Mike Konczal
The Koch Brothers Have Radically Changed American Politics The Koch Brothers Have Radically Changed American Politics
A new book exposes the hidden campaign to mainstream their libertarian agenda.
Jan 28, 2016 / Column / Eric Alterman
Note to Hillary: Clintonomics Was a Disaster for Most Americans Note to Hillary: Clintonomics Was a Disaster for Most Americans
Under Bill Clinton, Wall Street created a ruinous bubble, while workers lost wages and power.
Jan 26, 2016 / Editorial / Robert Pollin