Against Advertising
Advertisers thrive on perpetuating a system that is ravaging the planet. We can do without them — and a lot of the junk they’re trying to sell us.
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Bernie Sanders Should Retool His Campaign to Lead the Charge Against Coronavirus
Bernie Sanders can’t continue campaigning as usual, and he certainly can’t drop out of the race. We desperately need Bernie to retool his entire operation to demand a robust government response to the coronavirus — a response the Democratic Party will never spearhead themselves.
The Market Will Never Solve the Climate Crisis
When oil prices plummeted during the pandemic, fossil fuel companies made vague efforts to invest in clean energy. Now pulling in bumper profits, Big Oil is discarding those initiatives to maintain their business model: capital over climate.
Bernie Sanders Is the Strongest Candidate to Beat Donald Trump
To unseat Donald Trump next November, his opponent will need a volunteer army in places that aren’t necessarily liberal strongholds. The data show that Bernie Sanders has that army.
Coronavirus Should Be a Wake-Up Call
From prisoners making hand sanitizer to people forgoing testing because of cost, the coronavirus has exposed the social rot in American society. But we don’t have to live this way — we can transform society for the better.
Why the United States Is Falling Apart
The reason our schools and bridges are decaying is clear: we're spending next to nothing.
Emperor Musk
The disappearance of kings and emperors didn’t end domination by powerful individuals — capitalism just transformed it. Julius Caesar has given way to Elon Musk.
An Open Letter to Emmanuel Macron
Emmanuel Macron is wrong. Anti-Zionism is not “the reinvented form of antisemitism.“
No More Eric Garners
To end police violence, we must end policing as we know it.
Undergraduates Are Workers, Too
Undergraduates aren't just students — they're increasingly also workers.
The Christmas Truce
One hundred years ago today, soldiers dropped their weapons and resisted war.
The Logic of Global Capitalism
Why Nations Fail has been widely praised for its explanatory power. But it oversimplifies the workings of global capitalism.
DJ CIA
The Central Intelligence Agency tortured captives by playing everything from Marilyn Manson to songs from Sesame Street.
Issue 57: Letters + The Internet Speaks
Email was invented for this very purpose — [email protected].
Don’t Believe the Hype: Paying for Medicare for All Is Simple
The critics have it wrong: by reducing health care spending through efficiency gains, Medicare for All would actually make it easier to fund other government programs.
Gradual Measures Won’t Save Us From Climate Disaster
Rich countries are gradually cutting carbon emissions — but that won’t be nearly enough to stop climate disasters, like the heat wave now ravaging the planet. We need drastic, state-led action to rapidly decarbonize our economies.
The Promise of Divestment
Retirement systems and municipal treasuries hold billions of dollars of investments in companies like Tesla and nations like Israel. That means those funds hold enormous potential leverage over such companies and countries if they can credibly threaten divestment.