‘Never Too Much’
If globalization has allowed elites to remove themselves from democratic accountability and regulation, is there any path toward a just economy?
January 16, 2025 issue
Guatemala: Democracy Imperiled
Bernardo Arévalo’s inauguration last year as president of Guatemala symbolized the revival of democracy in a notoriously corrupt country. A concerted effort by obstructionist elites now threatens to oust him on specious grounds—and bring repression back.
February 13, 2025 issue
‘Haunted, Haunted’
The characters in Mike Leigh’s new feature, anchored by a magnificent performance by Marianne Jean-Baptiste, hardly seem to be living in his usual noisy democracy.
January 16, 2025
Tinker Tailor Soldier Sigh
Where we might have expected a show about the state of the nation, the spy series Slow Horses instead examines the state of the office.
January 18, 2025
Bidenomics: Farewell to an Idea?
Joe Biden pursued as transparently assertive an industrial policy as any since the mobilization for World War II. Why did it fail to win over voters?
January 15, 2025
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