Berlin’s Radical Housing Activists Aren’t Afraid of Expropriations Berlin’s Radical Housing Activists Aren’t Afraid of Expropriations
Germany’s hippest city is debating whether to seize 200,000 homes from landlords and turn them into social housing.
Mar 27, 2019 / Cities Rising / Lukas Hermsmeier
It Is Long Past Time for a National Reckoning With the Catastrophic Costs of Endless War It Is Long Past Time for a National Reckoning With the Catastrophic Costs of Endless War
We need space for real dissent from the views of a foreign policy establishment that has so clearly failed us.
Mar 26, 2019 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Centrists Are Using Calls for Civility to Silence the Left Centrists Are Using Calls for Civility to Silence the Left
Nobody should fight in the gutter, but that doesn’t mean we can’t have a vigorous debate about policy.
Mar 25, 2019 / Robert L. Borosage
The Cold War Ides of March The Cold War Ides of March
US Cold Warriors escalate toward actual war with Russia.
Mar 20, 2019 / Stephen F. Cohen
Rediscovering Nelson Algren Rediscovering Nelson Algren
The literary giant’s unique resonance in our anti-capitalist moment.
Mar 19, 2019 / Dan Simon
Trump’s Budget Is a Bitter Betrayal Trump’s Budget Is a Bitter Betrayal
The only question is how long the president can get away with this con.
Mar 19, 2019 / Editorial / Katrina vanden Heuvel
The VA Is Socialism in Action. We Must Defend It From Privatization. The VA Is Socialism in Action. We Must Defend It From Privatization.
The right is hell-bent on dismantling the most progressive agency in government.
Mar 18, 2019 / Jasper Craven
First, They Came for Ilhan Omar First, They Came for Ilhan Omar
The congresswoman was smeared—nothing she said warranted the criticism she received. But progressives should not fall into the trap of denying that anti-Semitism exists on the left...
Mar 15, 2019 / D.D. Guttenplan
Facing the Climate Crisis: A Conversation With David Wallace-Wells Facing the Climate Crisis: A Conversation With David Wallace-Wells
The New York magazine writer confirms our worst fears about climate change–but insists there’s still hope.
Mar 15, 2019 / Natasha Ishak
Why Primary Challenges Might Sneak Up on Democrats in 2020 Why Primary Challenges Might Sneak Up on Democrats in 2020
A Resistance-left alliance could oust incumbents and pull the party left.
Mar 14, 2019 / Sean McElwee