How a disappearing and deluded middle class awaits the new president
Americans deluded by capitalist promises need to learn about progressive policies that would truly help them.
If Sanders wins a big plurality of delegates, he must be the Democratic presidential...
If nobody has a majority of delegates after the primaries, should there be a brokered Convention?
The GOP tax plan is a declaration of war on learning
The transformation the Republicans want would make the nation collectively dumber and much more dependent on profit-making businesses.
At Trump inauguration, his hollow rhetoric collides with reality
The contrast between his promises to America's forgotten and the greed of the new president and his circle of fat cat appointees is horrible.
The three big lessons we didn’t learn from the economic crisis
The Street’s political clout is as great as ever, which explains why the Dodd-Frank safeguards are now being watered down – clearing the way for another crisis.
How a Pink Flower Defeated the World’s Sole Superpower
Even in troubled Afghanistan, there are alternatives whose sum could potentially slice through this Gordian knot of a policy problem.
San Bernardino Shooting was the 351st Mass Shooting this Year
There have been more mass shootings in the United States than days this year. When will real changes be made to stop the violence?
VIDEO: How Likely Are the Top 10 GOP Presidential Candidates to Drag Us Into...
Juan Cole reviews the 10 GOP presidential candidates on one key issue—how likely they are to drag us into another war. Here are the individual answers to that pertinent question.
Former Congressman Anthony Weiner pleads guilty to sexting with minor
Agreeing to forfeit all obscene material from his electronic devices, Weiner is currently scheduled for sentencing on September 8.
If wage growth is driving inflation, why is workers’ share of income falling?
Perhaps some economists can tell a story where rapid wage growth is driving inflation even as the wage share of income is falling, but I’m not that good an economist.