NYC Mayoral Candidate Brad Lander Lays Out His Plan to Uplift the City’s Workers NYC Mayoral Candidate Brad Lander Lays Out His Plan to Uplift the City’s Workers
The New York City comptroller is releasing a workers’ rights platform, which he shared exclusively with “The Nation.”
Mar 13, 2025 / Bryce Covert
Mass Deportations Aren’t Just Evil. They’re Also Terrible Economics. Mass Deportations Aren’t Just Evil. They’re Also Terrible Economics.
Immigrants don’t steal citizens’ jobs and wages. They grow the economy for all.
Feb 14, 2025 / Column / Bryce Covert
Red Tape Saves Lives Red Tape Saves Lives
“Government” might sound ineffective and wasteful in the abstract. But Americans will miss it when it’s gone.
Dec 19, 2024 / Bryce Covert
Georgia’s Disastrous Medicaid Work Requirements Georgia’s Disastrous Medicaid Work Requirements
Georgia’s Republican governor, Brian Kemp, said that 345,000 people would enroll in the state’s Medicaid program, which has strict work requirements—so far just 5,118 have.
Dec 3, 2024 / Column / Bryce Covert
Illinois Has Put an End to the Injustice of Cash Bail Illinois Has Put an End to the Injustice of Cash Bail
Amid a national backlash against criminal justice reform, Illinois has achieved something extraordinary. It’s working better than anyone expected.
Dec 2, 2024 / Feature / Bryce Covert
Tesla’s Toxic Culture Has Spread to Its New Plant in Austin Tesla’s Toxic Culture Has Spread to Its New Plant in Austin
Allegations of sexual harassment, racial discrimination, and dangerous conditions are now surfacing at another Tesla factory.
Sep 27, 2024 / Bryce Covert
Every Schoolchild Should Eat Free Every Schoolchild Should Eat Free
Full bellies lead to attentive minds.
Sep 26, 2024 / Bryce Covert
The Strippers’ Union Faces Employers’ Trump Card The Strippers’ Union Faces Employers’ Trump Card
Hell-bent on stopping workers from unionizing, employers will sometimes shut down a location or an entire business—that’s what happened at the Star Garden topless bar in LA.
Jul 31, 2024 / Bryce Covert
An 11th-Hour Ruling Limits the Abortion Provisions of a New Law Protecting Pregnant Workers An 11th-Hour Ruling Limits the Abortion Provisions of a New Law Protecting Pregnant Workers
The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act protects workers who need to take time off to have an abortion. But now a Louisiana judge has eliminated that provision for anyone living in Missi...
Jun 18, 2024 / Bryce Covert
Raising the Minimum Wage Comes Cheap Raising the Minimum Wage Comes Cheap
Studies overwhelmingly show that the effect of increasing the minimum wage on employment rates is basically zero.
Jun 14, 2024 / Bryce Covert