Through an obscure startup named Rebellion Defense, former Google CEO Eric Schmidt attempts to buy his way into the Biden White House.
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Posted inPolitics
The Movement, the Party, and the President
The Republicans are cracking up. Can Democratic unity hold? And will the Biden administration be an ally of long-term organizing?
Posted inEconomic Policy
The China Hack and How to Reverse It
What will it require to take China seriously as an economic challenge?
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
The Lucrative Afterlife of a Trump Official
Trump’s former appointees are profiting from their time in the White House—H.R. McMaster most of all.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Social Distancing
The wealthy have pulled out of the orbit of the rest of the country. Can they be leashed back?
Posted inBooks
Unlearning the Lessons of ‘Hillbilly Elegy’
America’s beleaguered poor and working class have a host of problems, but the culture of irresponsibility that J.D. Vance says they’re prey to isn’t one of them.
Posted inLaw and Justice
How to Counteract the Court
Congress has the power to override Supreme Court rulings based on statutory interpretations.
Posted inBooks, Arts and Culture
Why So Many Black Horror Films Are Horrors Themselves
While there are some notable exceptions, most of the film and TV entries in the current Black horror genre fail to dramatize the real horrors inflicted on Blacks.
Posted inLaw and Justice
The Loneliness of the Immigration Lawyer
Immigration attorneys say they’re battling Trump’s ‘war of attrition.’ If he’s re-elected, some may reconsider the work altogether.
