The Case for Capping Wealth at $10 Million The Case for Capping Wealth at $10 Million
The superrich at Davos do not deserve their hoards, and the rest of the world desperately needs those resources.
Jan 17, 2024 / Ingrid Robeyns
Even Without a Contest at the Top of the Ticket, Voting in the Democratic Primary Still Matters Even Without a Contest at the Top of the Ticket, Voting in the Democratic Primary Still Matters
Joe Biden and the DNC have arranged a coronation, but what they don’t want you to know is that changing the rules is at least as important as choosing our rulers.
Jan 16, 2024 / Larry Cohen
Why I’m Running for Commissioner of Agriculture in North Carolina Why I’m Running for Commissioner of Agriculture in North Carolina
The health of our state’s democracy depends so much on its agriculture and rural economics.
Jan 12, 2024 / Sarah Taber
This Journalist Is Uncovering the Dirty Side of Fast Fashion This Journalist Is Uncovering the Dirty Side of Fast Fashion
Alden Wicker, author of To Dye For, wants our clothes to stop poisoning us.
Jan 10, 2024 / Danielle Renwick
Democrats and the Left: A Mutual Dependency Democrats and the Left: A Mutual Dependency
Mass movements stoke the fires of popular discontent, but only the state can pass laws and overhaul key institutions.
Jan 9, 2024 / Michael Kazin
Biden’s Pro-Democracy Message Is Too Negative and Too Narrow Biden’s Pro-Democracy Message Is Too Negative and Too Narrow
A winning campaign needs more than just revulsion at the January 6 coup.
Jan 8, 2024 / Jeet Heer
The Freedom Caucus Is Coming for SNAP The Freedom Caucus Is Coming for SNAP
Food stamps have a problematic place in progressive views of the social welfare safety net. But the program works, and it needs our support.
Jan 4, 2024 / Christopher Bosso
Housing Is a Human Right Housing Is a Human Right
Homelessness in America reached a record high, with more than 650,000 unhoused people, an increase of 12 percent from the year before.
Jan 1, 2024 / OppArt / Alfred González
Argentina’s New President Swaps the Chain Saw for the Blender Argentina’s New President Swaps the Chain Saw for the Blender
As Javier Milei’s new free-market economic measures start to roll out, devaluation has already started to impact everyone in Argentina—especially the middle classes and the poor.
Dec 20, 2023 / Pablo Calvi