Tax the Rich and Save the World

A movement to reshape the structure of taxation in the U.S. is gaining steam.

Nancy Folbre Jun 9, 2026

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The AI Safety War in My Back Yard

In the contest between Micah Lasher and “AI guy” Alex Bores, is Bores a wolf in sheep’s clothing?

Polly Cleveland Jun 7, 2026

The Green New Deal is a Jobs Engine, Despite Trump

In the United States and globally, the Green New Deal will continue to achieve critical gains, regardless of whatever the current administration says or does.

Robert Pollin Jun 2, 2026

Issue 238: November/December 2001

features

Braceros or Amnesty?

David Bacon

Immigrant workers fight for legalization.
Haiti in 2001: Political Deadlock, Economic Crisis

Chris Tilly and Marie Kennedy
Social Security Q&A

Ellen Frank
The Hidden Costs of Private Accounts

Ellen Frank
The Surplus Vanishes: A New Budget Battle

John Miller
Lines in the Sand: A Tourism Debacle in Southern Mexico

Wendy Call
Reversal of Fortune on Nicaragua's Atlantic Coast

Mark Pitsch and Rob Ritzenthaler

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