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

Left Hook Economics

California Greening: Fighting Climate Change in the Golden State

Governor Jerry Brown launched the most aggressive and successful combination of programs to combat climate change we have yet seen in the United States—understanding these programs can help other states do the same.

Robin Hahnel May 26, 2026

Issue 258: March/April 2005

features

Rich and Poor in the Global Economy

Bob Sutcliffe

Measuring world inequality
The Land Trust Solution

Michelle Sheehan

Conservation land trusts protect farmland from developers.
Burlington Busts the Affordable Housing Debate

Daniel Fireside

One city's radical 20-year experiment in affordable housing
Environmentalism in a Post-Capitalist Society

Interview with Robin Hahnel
BOOK EXCERPT: Economic Justice and Democracy: From Competition to Cooperation

Robin Hahnel

What progressives must do to transform the economic system

the regulars

the short run
letters
active culture Earn-a-Bike in Africa
comment Payola pundits
follow-up The true Social Security "dependency ratio"
up against the wall street journal Debunking the "Index of Economic Freedom"
in review Weapons of Mass Deception
economy in numbers Bush budget starves domestic programs