The UN Goes to Davos The UN Goes to Davos
Corporate influence over the humanitarian sector has a long and compromised history. Call it UN, Inc.
Nov 13, 2019 / Maria Hengeveld
Lula’s Free, and He’s Promising to Fight Lula’s Free, and He’s Promising to Fight
The former president will boost Brazil’s left, but will he also help unite the far right?
Nov 12, 2019 / Michael Fox
This Housing Policy Proposal Is Radically Inclusive This Housing Policy Proposal Is Radically Inclusive
Riding a wave of tenant victories across the country, People’s Action hopes its grassroots-led campaign will sway platforms for the 2020 election.
Nov 12, 2019 / Greg Kaufmann
Recessions Are Racist (But They Don’t Have to Be) Recessions Are Racist (But They Don’t Have to Be)
How to stop the next economic slowdown from decimating black wealth a second time over.
Nov 12, 2019 / Feature / Aaron Ross Coleman
Did the New Deal Need FDR? Did the New Deal Need FDR?
His political evolution points to a different locus of power than the one liberals tend to invoke when discussing the era’s history.
Nov 11, 2019 / Books & the Arts / Kim Phillips-Fein
Turkey’s Other Weapon Against the Kurds: Water Turkey’s Other Weapon Against the Kurds: Water
In times of conflict, war, and climate change, hydropower is state power.
Nov 11, 2019 / Alexandra Marvar
Bernie’s Immigration Plan Is Good Bernie’s Immigration Plan Is Good
The senator’s newly released plan—to halt deportations, abolish ICE, create a path to citizenship, and boost worker protections—marks a shift not only in Democratic policy but even...
Nov 8, 2019 / John Washington
The New NAFTA Won’t Protect Workers’ Rights The New NAFTA Won’t Protect Workers’ Rights
Trump’s new United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement repeats the disasters of the original agreement.
Nov 8, 2019 / David Bacon
Michael Bloomberg Should Stay Home—and Pay His Taxes Michael Bloomberg Should Stay Home—and Pay His Taxes
New York’s former mayor adds to the Democrats’ billionaire blight—and illustrates the problem with even the most progressive plutocrats.
Nov 8, 2019 / Jeet Heer
The Walls of Chile Speak of a Suppressed Rage The Walls of Chile Speak of a Suppressed Rage
“It’s not about the 30 pesos. It’s about 30 years.”
Nov 7, 2019 / Terri Gordon-Zolov and Eric Zolov