Left-Populists—Unshackle Your Imaginations! Left-Populists—Unshackle Your Imaginations!
It’s time to challenge the Democrats’ “business model.”
Jan 7, 2025 / Richard Eskow
Biden Was Right to Block the US Steel Takeover Biden Was Right to Block the US Steel Takeover
Even if losing domestic sources of primary steel does not seem like a national security threat today, it might tomorrow.
Jan 7, 2025 / Todd N. Tucker
Trump Will Not Make Architecture Great Again Trump Will Not Make Architecture Great Again
Last term, his ill-informed embrace of “traditional” aesthetics fanned the flames of the culture wars. This time, he’s poised to do even more damage.
Jan 7, 2025 / Kate Wagner
Jimmy Carter’s Ruinous Neoliberal Legacy Jimmy Carter’s Ruinous Neoliberal Legacy
The Democratic president led an ambitious agenda to replace New Deal guarantees of security and fairness with bogus models of "perfect competition."
Jan 6, 2025 / Jonathan Schlefer
In the GOP Civil War Over Immigration, Both Sides Are Racists In the GOP Civil War Over Immigration, Both Sides Are Racists
Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy want cheap labor—not a multiracial democracy.
Jan 3, 2025 / Jeet Heer
Bernie Sanders: Amazon “Accepts Worker Injuries…as the Cost of Doing Business” Bernie Sanders: Amazon “Accepts Worker Injuries…as the Cost of Doing Business”
Jeff Bezos is pocketing hundreds of billions while Amazon warehouses record injuries at 30 percent above the industry average.
Dec 31, 2024 / John Nichols
Elder Abuse Is No Way to Run a Government Elder Abuse Is No Way to Run a Government
The corridors of power increasingly resemble a nursing home—if not a hospice.
Dec 27, 2024 / Jeet Heer
David Montgomery and the Vitality of Labor History David Montgomery and the Vitality of Labor History
From his first book to his landmark account of the politics of the pre-WWI labor movement, Montgomery explored how people’s experiences of work shaped their political horizons.
Dec 17, 2024 / Books & the Arts / Kim Phillips-Fein
Why Democrats Are Losing Americans Without a College Degree—and How to Win Them Back Why Democrats Are Losing Americans Without a College Degree—and How to Win Them Back
Voters intuitively know that the economy has not worked well for most of us for decades. Democrats must offer them a transformative vision, and stick to it for as long as it takes...
Dec 12, 2024 / Neil Kraus and Jon Shelton