The Insidious Influence of the Arms Industry on Foreign Policy Nobody with any affiliation to a weapons company should be allowed to hold government office. by Nathan J. Robinson
The Limits of Descriptive Representation After the disappointment of the Obama years, we need a new way to think about diversity in politics. by Sudip Bhattacharya
How the Media Cracks Down on Critics of Israel I was fired as a newspaper columnist after I joked about U.S. military aid to Israel on social media. by Nathan J. Robinson
Raúl Carrillo on MMT’s Connection to Student Debt Millions of Americans urgently need student debt relief. Modern monetary theory might offer a solution. by Sparky Abraham
The Problems With Public Defense Are Big, But They’re Fixable A growing number of public defenders are refusing to submit to a brutal and soul-crushing system. by David Anderson
COVID-19 Killed My Husband in Jail. So Did Democrats’ Indifference Republicans have botched the pandemic response, but Democratic elected officials have blood on their hands, too. by Cassandra Greer-Lee
Knowledge Is Not Power: Why Cigarettes Still Appeal For many, the chance to reject neoliberal self-care culture outweighs the obvious health risks. by Benjamin Y. Fong
The Horrible Politics of $1,400 Checks Why on earth would Democrats not pass $2,000 checks as promised? by Nathan J. Robinson