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Nathan Schneider, a contributing writer for America, is a reporter and professor of media studies at the University of Colorado Boulder.
Flying cars, hyperloop trains and other venture capitalist fever dreams are not going to carry us out of our economic mess. (Illustration from iStock/Naeblys)
Politics & SocietyShort Take
Nathan Schneider
We can’t wait for the venture capitalists and their playthings to save us after the coronavirus, writes Nathan Schneider. It is time to turn to the innovation of cooperative economics.
 Agricultural workers in Arvin, Calif., clean carrot crops April 3, 2020, during the coronavirus pandemic. (CNS photo/Shannon Stapleton, Reuters)
Politics & SocietyShort Take
Nathan Schneider
“This may be the time,” he said, “to consider a universal basic wage.” This points to what is usually known as universal basic income—a regular, substantial cash payment to people just for being alive.
Volunteers on Staten Island, New York, distribute food in the wake of Hurricane Sandy in November 2012. The challenge is maintaining such enthusiasm among mutual aid groups in the long run. (iStock/AnnaLauraWolff)
Politics & SocietyShort Take
Nathan Schneider
The coronavirus pandemic is inspiring works of wonder, writes Nathan Schneider, but will volunteers and activists have the energy to keep going after the worst has passed?
Politics & SocietyFeatures
Nathan Schneider
As walls go up, so does the hoarding behind them
Politics & SocietyShort Take
Nathan Schneider
Is there an ars moriendi for empires?
FaithFeatures
Nathan Schneider
Putting an end to the cultural pressure that prevents men from taking on caregiving roles.
Politics & SocietyShort Take
Nathan Schneider
The phrase always seems to come at the end of a sentence—change the world, period. Change the world how?
FaithFaith in Focus
Nathan Schneider
Welcome! Christ is risen.
Politics & SocietyLast Take
Nathan Schneider
Today, it is easier than ever for activists to command attention for a moment but harder to form the lasting relationships and organizations that are also needed to make lasting change.
Necessary change can happen during tumult, argues the veteran activist George Lakey, while tranquility can keep unjust conditions in place. (iStock/PeopleImages)
Politics & SocietyShort Take
Nathan Schneider
Polarized times tempt danger, such as the very real authoritarian surge happening around the world right now. But necessary changes often take place during periods of tumult, not tranquility.