Four Things to Know About Israel’s New ‘Change Coalition’
The new government — if it takes power at all — is united only around ousting Netanyahu. Here’s what that could mean.
Living Ever Larger in the Lap of Luxury
The rich have become so rich that just selling to the rich can make you the world’s richest person.
Democracy: On the Precipice?
If we extrapolate from the current trend lines, democracy will be gone in a couple decades, melted away like the polar ice. But although down, democracy is not out.
Tax Foundation Sounds the Alarm — over the Plight of Totally Mythical Taxpayers
No actual taxpayers are going to face anything remotely close to the tax rate critics of the Biden tax plan are claiming.
Biden’s Unconscionable Military Budget
With the Afghanistan War finally ending, we shouldn’t squander our “peace dividend” on costly weapons or military bloat.
How CEOs Pumped Up Their Pandemic Paychecks
While low-wage employees lost hours, jobs, and lives, their CEOs got raises. It’s time to tax huge CEO-worker pay gaps.
They’re Not Conservatives, They’re Extremists
By mislabelling the radical members of the Republican Party “conservative,” the mainstream media gives them a veneer of respectability.
To Grow Our Economic Pie, Cut More Equal Slices
Redistributing wealth downward, new calculations suggest, can make societies richer.
How Billionaires’ Secretive Speculation Threatens the Next Financial Meltdown
The implosion of Archegos is an early warning sign about the next generation of unaccountable capital and exotic, risky financial instruments hidden inside ‘family offices.’
Who Owns the City? Luxury Towers and Supercharged Gentrification
Wealthy workers moving into central, walkable neighborhoods has long caused gentrification, but global capital is exacerbating the situation.
Decades of Warehousing Charity Dollars — the ‘Fidelity Effect’ on Charitable Giving
Critics of Donor-Advised Funds, or DAFs, have long argued that they starve nonprofits of much-needed funds by “warehousing” charitable donations.
There Is No “Border Crisis”
Discussing the border in nativist terms obscures the real crises that propel migrants to seek asylum in the United States.
What Is Joe Biden’s Israel Policy, Exactly?
The Biden administration thought it could muddle through with the usual pro-Israel platitudes, but rising awareness of Israeli apartheid is making that impossible.
Poor People’s Campaign and House Progressives Call for a ‘Third Reconstruction’
A new Congressional resolution lays out a comprehensive vision for eradicating poverty and tackling racial and economic inequality.
Family Offices: Trillion Dollar Pools of Unregulated Capital You Haven’t Heard About
With the collapse of Archegos Capital, family offices — a main tool of the wealth defense industry — are in the headlines.
Over 100 Youth-Led Groups Convene To Address Intersectional Climate Justice
Addressing inequality remains a top priority for youth climate advocates.
New Research Vindicates Scientist Attacked by Pork Industry Over Environmental Racism Charges
Corporate industrial livestock operations pose serious health threats to nearby residents, who are often low-income people of color.
Netanyahu Soldiers On
The only winner in the perennial confrontation between Israel and Hamas: Benjamin Netanyahu.
Conversations with The Nation | Anti-Imperialism in the 21st Century
Conversations with The Nation | Anti-Imperialism in the 21st Century
The Justice McDonald’s Workers Seek Workers at Spain’s Mondragón Have Found
We don’t have to organize our economy around enterprises that pay CEOs over 1,000 times what workers make.
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