Then Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Colin Powell holds a news briefing in the Pentagon press room on Operation Desert Shield . (Mark Reinstein/MediaPunch /IPX)
Colin Powell, RIP: Soldier, Statesman, Immigrant’s Kid, Yiddish Speaker
A few thoughts on overlooked aspects of the late secretary’s career. Plus, what I got wrong.
Will Biden’s Justice Department Crack Down on Corporate and White-Collar Crime?
Why encouraging words from a top DOJ official give me hope that it will.
Jimmy Carter’s Lessons in Healing
How the former president took political risks to repair the country after Vietnam.
Why Is the U.S. Hoarding Hundreds of Millions of COVID Vaccines?
Instead of sending doses to poor countries in short supply, we’re holding them past their point of expiration.
The Case for Partisanship
How Kyrsten Sinema is showing the futility of picking candidates based on their maverick independence.
Magazine
A Different Kind of College Ranking
Congress is poised to invest hundreds of billions of dollars on higher education. Here are the schools most likely to benefit.
Protecting the Vote
Election Subversion Is the Biggest Threat We Face
There are some good safeguards in the Manchin-Klobuchar bill that should pass before we turn to Democratic wish lists.
College Guide
A Different Kind of College Ranking
Congress is poised to invest hundreds of billions of dollars on higher education. Here are the schools most likely to benefit.
Politics
Colin Powell, RIP: Soldier, Statesman, Immigrant’s Kid, Yiddish Speaker
A few thoughts on overlooked aspects of the late secretary’s career. Plus, what I got wrong.
Education
Adjunct Professors Need a Better Ground Game
Colleges and universities increasingly rely on contingent faculty and pay them next to nothing. It’s time to create statewide adjunct unions to increase their power.
The Monopolized Economy
More Trouble with Big Chicken
Prominent news outlets are echoing this magazine’s longtime crusade against monopolism in the poultry industry. Now, Cargill and Continental Grain seek further consolidation.
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Amtrak Joe vs. the Modern Robber Barons
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What Biden’s Antitrust Order Does for Farmers
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How the Postal Service Can Help Local Retailers Beat Amazon
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Assassination of Haitian Leader Highlights Nation’s Monopoly-Dominated Economy
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USDA Food Box Program Provides Cautionary Tale About Contracts to Lowest Bidders
Books
How Cities Can Flourish After COVID-19
Two Harvard economists explain how crises have crushed cities and what we can do to strengthen them before the next disaster.
Economy
The Trillions In Covid Spending Is What the Economy Needed
Should the massive federal assistance have been more targeted? We should be glad it wasn’t.
