Opinion

The 1 Percent’s Houses Are Getting Bigger and Swankier While Average Americans Struggle To Make Rent

For a view of the inefficiencies of the free market, there's no clearer view than the U.S. housing market, where there are as many as 29 empty homes for every homeless person.

Rob Larson

Forget Iran—It’s the U.S. Corporate-Nuclear Complex We Should be Worried About

Although Iran gets all the headlines, U.S. nuclear weapons are the real threat.

Richard Krushnic and Jonathan Alan King

NY Times Celebrates American Navy Pilots’ Dramatic Missions While Ignoring Iraqi Civilian Deaths

Reporter Helen Cooper won't let innocent civilian deaths get in the way of a "good" story.

Jim Naureckas

Let’s Be Real: Iran Has No Intention of Attacking Israel, with Nuclear Weapons or Anything Else

Despite doomsday warnings from American politicians, Iran has no serious intentions of attacking Israel or the West.

Marc Daalder

Why Radical Leftists Need To Stop Worrying and Back Bernie Sanders

Leftists can fantasize that they are doing a great service to humanity by scoffing at Bernie, but they’re merely isolating themselves from the rest of the country.

William Kaufman

Should General Electric Clean Up its Pollution in New York? Gov. Andrew Cuomo Isn’t Sure.

The New York governor is being pressured to make General Electric finish its cleanup of the Hudson River.

David Sirota

The New Yorker Wants You To Be Afraid of the Labour Party’s Jeremy Corbyn—Very Afraid

"Quantitative easing" isn't a far-left fantasy—it's mainstream economics.

Dean Baker

These Jimmy Carter Speeches Show Why He Was a Radical President

Carter's forgotten legacy: his radical speeches while in office. We've shifted so far to the right that it's astounding to recall that a sitting president talked like this.

Susan J. Douglas

The Wall Street Journal Wants You To Be Afraid of Bernie Sanders’ Budget Proposal. Don’t Be.

If anything, Bernie should be thinking bigger.

Doug Henwood

Meet the Group of African-American Organizers Building Black Support for Bernie Sanders

Will grassroots organizing within the black electorate be able to challenge Clinton’s hegemony?

Salim Muwakkil

Under Obama Administration, Federal Prosecution of White-Collar Crime Hits 20-Year Low

Prosecutions have fallen 36 percent since the Clinton years despite calls from Democratic presidential candidates for more pressure on Wall Street

David Sirota

The Dyett Hunger Strikers’ Fight For Green Technology and a Better Bronzeville

The hunger strikers aren't just fighting to keep a school open—they're fighting to transform a gentrifying Chicago neighborhood for the better.

Kyle Serrette

Is The Donald the New Ronald?

Reagan's candidacy was a punchline until it wasn't.

Joel Bleifuss

Joe Biden’s Bankruptcy Bill Could Complicate His Presidential Run

Elizabeth Warren has called out the current Vice President in the past.

David Sirota

Why Bernie Sanders Will Win This Election—Even If He Doesn’t Win the White House

American voters are mad as hell, and the rise of Sanders shows that they're not going to take it anymore.

Theo Anderson

Gov. Walker Gets Off ‘Scot-Free’ For Alleged Campaign Finance Violations

The Wisconsin Supreme Court has halted an investigation into Walker's questionable campaign finance tactics.

Joel Bleifuss

Would Jesus Vote for Bernie Sanders?

With the decline of culture war issues and the rise of crises like climate change, Bernie might actually be able to win over young evangelicals.

Theo Anderson

Donald Trump Is the Most Honest Candidate in American Politics Today

Where other candidates appeal to a fictitious unity or pretense of moral integrity, he displays the power of inequality.

Jodi Dean