Ideas Politics Bernie’s Big Speech Argued That Democratic Socialism Is the Only Path to Freedom On Wednesday, Sanders picked up the mantle from FDR, arguing that only democratic socialism can provide true freedom—and a bulwark against despotism. Zeeshan Aleem
Ideas It’s Corruption, Not Socialism, That Brought Down Venezuela Four scholars explain why the failure of Venezuela is due to corruption—not to universal health care. Thor Benson
Economics How to Make Motherhood Easier in America Three new books explore how and why our society is structured to make being a mother so hard. Rebecca Stoner
Social Justice How Do We Take Down Rape Culture? Telling Stories Is Just the Beginning. Considering a new anthology of stories about rape culture—and two other anthologies about how to end it. Rebecca Stoner
Social Justice How Leftist Activists Can Avoid Burnout Under Trump A new book offers an alternative to the kinds of "rigid radicalism" that tend to wear you out. Elizabeth King
Social Justice Mr. Robot Is Not Your Socialist Hero Can any show with an extraordinary hero advance egalitarian politics? Noah Berlatsky
Economics What’s Behind the Political Unrest in Venezuela? Bombastic politicians, international isolation, and an over-dependence on oil have led the Maduro government to a point of no return. Daniel Burt
News in Brief Nazis and Health Care Some opponents of the president's health care efforts liken it to totalitarian states. But what was health care policy like under, say, the Nazis? Michael Scott Moore