The documentarian speaks to Jacobin about The Dark Money Game, his new HBO series on the corrosive effects of Citizens United. (Brian de Rivera Simon /Getty Images) Sorry, this articles is available to subscriber only. Click here to subscribe.
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The Rise and Fall of the Bob Ross NFT King
How one artist rode the NFT wave to fame — and then crashed with it. (Chris Cuffaro) Sorry, this articles is available to subscriber only. Click here to subscribe.
Attacks on Undocumented Workers Are Attacks on Unions
Contrary to popular belief, many undocumented workers are organized in unions across the US. But ICE’s mass arrests will target these unionized immigrants disproportionately and weaken the hand of labor. Activists and family members scuffle with Homeland Security...
State of the Art
At the height of the NFT craze, the cost of some digital art surpassed that of the great masters’. (Roberto Serra / Iguana Press / Getty Images) Sorry, this articles is available to subscriber only. Click here to subscribe.
Making Plagues Investable
The World Bank’s pandemic bonds tried to turn public health crises into speculative opportunities. (Wikimedia Commons) Sorry, this articles is available to subscriber only. Click here to subscribe.
On Standstills, Social Media, and Soaring Toward the Strongest Democratic Party Possible
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Zohran Mamdani Is Right on Public Safety
In last night’s New York City mayoral debate, socialist candidate Zohran Mamdani warded off attacks about “defunding the police” by articulating a principled and compelling message on public safety. Zohran Mamdani at a rally in Fort Greene Park in Brooklyn, New York,...
The Danish Government’s Awful Stance on Gaza
Some European leaders have started to rhetorically distance themselves from Israel — but Denmark’s government hasn’t even gone that far. For all its boasting about its role championing human rights, it turns a blind eye toward Israeli crimes. Prime Minister Mette...
For All That Is Good About Humankind, Ban Smartphones
Smartphones are making us unhealthy, miserable, antisocial, and less free. If we can’t yet nationalize the attention economy, maybe it’s time to abolish its primary tool — before it finishes abolishing us. Officials cite a growing body of evidence that show the...
The Danish Government’s Awful Stance on Gaza
Some European leaders have started to rhetorically distance themselves from Israel — but Denmark’s government hasn’t even gone that far. For all its boasting about its role championing human rights, it turns a blind eye toward Israeli crimes. Prime Minister Mette...
For All That Is Good About Humankind, Ban Smartphones
Smartphones are making us unhealthy, miserable, antisocial, and less free. If we can’t yet nationalize the attention economy, maybe it’s time to abolish its primary tool — before it finishes abolishing us. Officials cite a growing body of evidence that show the...
How the First Black Bank Was Looted
Among the myriad metrics of inequality today, none appear so quintessentially American as the racial wealth gap. Today white households hold approximately 85 percent of all wealth in the United States whereas black families claim less than 4 percent. The median black...