For decades, wealthy owners and financiers have gotten cities to pay for their sports stadiums. It’s not so easy anymore.
Race & Ethnicity
Posted inPolitics
Different Circumstances in the Next Squad Primary Fight
Cori Bush faces off against Wesley Bell—and millions in super PAC money. But the story isn’t that simple.
Posted inWorking in America
A Grand Old Party for Workers?
How corporate conservatism trumps MAGA gestures on behalf of the working class
Posted inLaw and Justice
Judges Block Huge Loophole in Lending Discrimination
The Seventh Circuit reversed a lower-court ruling that effectively would have made it legal to put up ‘Whites Only’ signs in businesses or on websites.
Posted inTAP
Lessons of Bowman’s Loss
Today on TAP: No, it wasn’t a generalized defeat for ‘the left.’
Posted inEconomic Policy
We Can and Should Address Racial Disparities
Most of the programs that would be most beneficial to racial equality are actually universal policies.
Posted inCivil Rights in America
‘Mississippi Justice,’ American Shame
We still need federal intervention to drag some jurisdictions out of Jim Crow–era policing.
Posted inThe Good Life
Psychological Reparations
Investments to repair racial harms are critical. But so is paying attention to the inner lives of Black Americans.
Posted inPolitics
Remembrance of Ratf**ks Past
As Cornel West is receiving ballot access help from Republicans, 20 years ago Al Sharpton’s campaign for president was largely orchestrated by Roger Stone.