Poverty

WTO Protest Turtles

The Seattle Protests Showed Another World Is Possible The Seattle Protests Showed Another World Is Possible

Twenty years ago, demonstrations against the World Trade Organization opened the space for today’s critics of neoliberal capitalism.

Nov 29, 2019 / Mark Engler

FDR Got Everything that Trump Does Not About Thanksgiving

FDR Got Everything that Trump Does Not About Thanksgiving FDR Got Everything that Trump Does Not About Thanksgiving

Roosevelt used the holiday to preach about sacrifice and solidarity. Trump thanks himself.

Nov 28, 2019 / John Nichols

Democrats Don’t Need Mike Bloomberg’s Kinder, Gentler Plutocracy

Democrats Don’t Need Mike Bloomberg’s Kinder, Gentler Plutocracy Democrats Don’t Need Mike Bloomberg’s Kinder, Gentler Plutocracy

If the Democrats trade a faux billionaire for a legit billionaire, then they haven’t learned much from the last four years.

Nov 25, 2019 / John Nichols

Bolivia protester 2019

Welcome to the Global Rebellion Against Neoliberalism Welcome to the Global Rebellion Against Neoliberalism

As distinct as the protests seem, the uprisings rocking Bolivia, Lebanon, and scores of other countries all have a common theme.

Nov 25, 2019 / Hard Paywall / Ben Ehrenreich

prescription opioids

How Can Big Pharma Make Amends for the Opioid Epidemic? How Can Big Pharma Make Amends for the Opioid Epidemic?

It’s unlikely pharmaceutical executives will face a full reckoning in court, but transformative justice could give victims the relief they deserve.

Nov 22, 2019 / Mattea Kramer

Participants hold signs as Democratic U.S. presidential candidate U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) speaks at a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington

The Furor Over Medicare for All Ignores a Key Question The Furor Over Medicare for All Ignores a Key Question

Do we have the courage to make health care a right, not a privilege?

Nov 19, 2019 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Bernie and AOC’s Green New Deal for Public Housing Act Would Transform America

Bernie and AOC’s Green New Deal for Public Housing Act Would Transform America Bernie and AOC’s Green New Deal for Public Housing Act Would Transform America

The proposed legislation would cut 5.6 million tons of carbon emissions and create 240,000 jobs.

Nov 14, 2019 / Daniel Aldana Cohen and Julian Brave NoiseCat

The UN Goes to Davos

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

This Housing Policy Proposal Is Radically Inclusive

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

Did the New Deal Need FDR?

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

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