Why Is Health Care Reform Absent This Election?
Despite polling consistently showing that voters are deeply concerned about medical care and its costs, neither Donald Trump nor Kamala Harris is offering a sweeping vision of health care reform.
14 Articles by: Amos Barshad
Amos Barshad is the author of No One Man Should Have All That Power: How Rasputins Manipulate The World. He lives in London.
The Predatory Gambling Industry Is Misleading Voters
Gambling companies are convincing states to legalize sports betting with promises of tax-revenue windfalls. The benefits are often less than promised — and they come at a severe human cost.
The Political Street Fighters of Israeli Football
What a rivalry between a powerhouse’s racist hooligans and an idealistic fan-owned club says about who owns the future of Israeli politics.
Private Equity’s Lucrative Takeover of Minor League Baseball
Private equity firm Silver Lake is eating up more and more Minor League Baseball teams — and reaping hundreds of millions of dollars in public subsidies as a result.
How Kamala Harris Ditched Medicare for All
Kamala Harris once championed Medicare for All, calling the US’s current system “inhumane.” As the 2024 election approaches, questions about Harris’s stance on health care have a new urgency.
Private Equity–Backed Firm Bowlero Is Ruining Bowling
Bowlero, the biggest bowling company in the world, has grown rapidly in recent years. Fueled by private equity groups, the firm’s expansion has ruined the beloved pastime for many while its executives pull in massive profits.
Trailer Park Residents Are Forming Cooperatives
Across the country, residents of mobile homes are organizing to buy and cooperatively run their communities, with government help, to protect themselves from landlords known for jacking up rents and neglecting infrastructure.
The Plutocratic Plan to Remake Colorado Elections
A “philanthropic venture fund” backed by elites is trying to remake Colorado’s electoral system to make it easier for the wealthy to buy up elections.
AIPAC’s War Chest Is Growing as the War on Gaza Rages
Since the war on Gaza began, the pro-Israel lobbying group AIPAC has reaped $90 million in fundraising. The organization is using that massive haul to lobby against a cease-fire.
This Far-Right Israeli Soccer Fan Club Provides a Window Into Israel’s Evolving Extremism
“La Familia” is a group of fans that supports Beitar Jerusalem, one of Israel’s most popular football clubs. The quasi-criminal, virulently anti-Arab group has fashioned themselves into political street fighters for the Israeli far right.
The Far-Right Israel Lobby Is Shutting Down Democratic Voices for Palestinian Rights
AIPAC is funneling mounds of money to pro-Israel candidates, including in Democratic primaries. Now, all Democrats likely know that expressing anything short of unwavering support of Israel’s siege on Gaza means they might be outspent in the next election.
Georgia Prosecutor Fani Willis Cares More About Optics Than Democracy
Known for prosecuting Donald Trump on election subversion charges, Atlanta DA Fani Willis is using another high-profile RICO case involving rapper Young Thug to boost her image. But critics say her popularity is obscuring the wrongful nature of the case.
Howard Buffet’s Oligarchic Playground in Small-Town America
Howard Buffett, son of multibillionaire Warren Buffett, has long dominated the social and political life of the central Illinois town of Decatur. It’s a case study in how extreme wealth hollows out democracy.
Israel’s Insider Radical
Haneen Zoabi has survived insults, death threats, and the vagaries of the Israeli justice system. But the first Palestinian woman to represent an Arab party in Israel’s Knesset wants something more — to be heard.