Happiness May Be More Meaningful Measure of Inequality
Denmark again ranks as the happiest place on earth. Meanwhile, Trump is doing best in the angriest U.S. states.
Do Populist Candidates Appeal to Affluent Voters?
The numbers suggest that a broad coalition of Americans support a pro-worker economic agenda.
Donald Trump’s Run Could Shatter the Republican Party
The GOP probably can’t win the White House in 2016 with Trump or without him.
An American Mussolini
The GOP front-runner’s calls for violence against his critics are no joke.
Populism and Plutocrats: Two Very Different Tax Plans
Infographic: The media calls Trump an outsider, but his presidency would have the one percent winning even bigger.
Trump Dominates Super Tuesday by Channeling Resentment
Frances Fox Piven & IPS board member James Early talk with Paul Jay about Trump’s appeal to sections of the white working class.
Trump Should Blame CEOs (Not Foreign Workers) for Retirement Crisis
Top executives have gutted worker pensions while building their own golden nest eggs.
Obama’s Last Budget Offers Hope. Could it Bring About Change, Too?
If the GOP wants to stay relevant, its establishment members of Congress may have to pay more attention to this budget than they wish to.
The GOP Presidential Candidates’ Infatuation With Illegal Torture
In the latest Republican Debate, Donald Trump vows to bring back waterboarding — an impeachable offence.
The Candidate Our Foreign Policy Deserves
Our foreign policy is aggressive, parochial, and hard-hearted. Unless voters finally demand differently, our next president will be the same.
How Ethanol Became a Wedge Issue in Iowa
As Donald Trump and Ted Cruz face off over ethanol, the argument is of far greater consequence for the climate than the 2016 presidential race.
Iran and the Diplomatic Jackpot
The Middle East is hardly a cheery place these days. But there’s one silver lining: The Iran deal is paying off big.
Here’s the Thing About Terrorism Obama Won’t Tell You
Our wildly inflated fear of terrorism is a self-fulfilling prophecy.
13 Years After U.S. Occupation of Iraq Began, Threats to ‘Take Their Oil’
A breakdown of Donald Trump’s latest nonsensical sloganeering.
Enstrictly Speaking, 2016 Could Be a Trailrazer
Trumpalist isn’t a word, at least not yet.