Awaiting an Alternative
The Lula conviction signals the end of an era for the Brazilian left. But it's profoundly unclear what comes next.
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New York’s Property Tax Is Theft
Under New York City’s byzantine property tax system, billionaires pay lower rates than bus drivers.
Horror on the Teleprompter
Trump's State of the Union was a terrifying address that promised terror for immigrants at home and saber-rattling abroad.
Beautiful Coal and Disastrous Droughts
Last night, Trump laid out a racist, xenophobic vision for what a warmed world could look like.
Germany’s Groundhog Day
Die Linke MP Fabio de Masi on Germany’s coalition negotiations, the revolt in the SPD, and what it all means for the country’s left.
The Beginning of the End
The Tet Offensive was a powerful blow against US imperialism and a boon to the antiwar movement.
Locking Up the Lower Class
New data suggests that class disparities are the main reason for the gap in black-white incarceration rates.
The Story of the Tet Offensive
Fifty years ago today, the Tet Offensive exposed the US military and the global economic order it oversaw.
Democracy Is Norm Erosion
Sometimes you have to break the rules to create a more democratic system.
The Case Against Cuomo
The corrupt New York governor’s progressive reputation is a carefully stage-managed illusion.
The High-Tech Poorhouse
When algorithms are introduced into public assistance programs, the effects are rarely good for poor and working-class beneficiaries.
The Unholy Family
“Family values” and neoliberal capitalism are supposed to be enemies. A new book begs to differ.