Anger, not love, is the core of far-right candidates’ appeal this year.
Harold Meyerson
Posted inEconomic Policy
The Gross Oversight in the Fed’s Decision to Raise Interest Rates
Traditional economic theories don’t take into account how much power U.S. workers have lost.
Posted inBooks, Arts and Culture
Frank Sinatra, America’s Definitive Voice
An immigrant’s kid gave our Songbook eternal life.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
How Hillary Clinton Can Shake the One Charge That Sticks to Her
Proposing fairer taxes on the financial sector is the best way for Hillary to distance herself from Wall Street.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Americans See a Government Of, By, and For the Rich
Democrats would be wise to adopt policies that help level the economic playing field.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Bernie Defines Socialism
Evoking Franklin Roosevelt and Martin Luther King Jr., the Vermont senator bridged the aspirations of New Deal liberalism with the democratic socialist tradition.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Why America Needs Another Trust-Busting Movement
Bad news for consumers and workers: This year has already seen $4 trillion worth of mergers and acquisitions deals.
Posted inBooks, Arts and Culture
Creating a Conflict of Interest
The L.A. Times’s putative saviors have already compromised the paper’s good name.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Now That They’re Together, Can Bernie Sanders’s Volunteers Build a New Left?
To create a large and vibrant left like that of the 1960s, his progressive volunteers must continue to mobilize after the election—not just during the campaign.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
The GOP Debate: When Ted Cruz Met Piketty and Saez
Inequality is terrible, says the GOP field—and it’s the government’s fault.
