Congress Could Finally Ban Its Members From Trading Stocks—and Not a Moment Too Soon Congress Could Finally Ban Its Members From Trading Stocks—and Not a Moment Too Soon
Ending a thousand conflicts of interest can begin with a single step.
Jan 25, 2022 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
What’s Really Behind the Microsoft-Activision Deal What’s Really Behind the Microsoft-Activision Deal
It isn’t the end of the console wars but the start of the metaverse wars.
Jan 19, 2022 / Elie Mystal
Why I Divested My Bank Account and You Should Too Why I Divested My Bank Account and You Should Too
I couldn’t accept doing business with one of the world’s greatest financiers of fossil fuels.
Jan 19, 2022 / StudentNation / Ilana Cohen
Members of Congress Shouldn’t Be Getting Rich From Trading Stocks Members of Congress Shouldn’t Be Getting Rich From Trading Stocks
Last year, over a hundred members of Congress bought and sold nearly $290 million in stocks and beat the market.
Jan 17, 2022 / Aída Chávez
Workers Are Paying the Price for Kroger’s Profits Workers Are Paying the Price for Kroger’s Profits
A survey of 10,000 grocery-store employees lays out the job’s human cost.
Jan 14, 2022 / Kim Kelly
It’s Time to Hold Law Firms Accountable for Their Role in Climate Change It’s Time to Hold Law Firms Accountable for Their Role in Climate Change
Students are boycotting Gibson Dunn for representing the corporation behind the Dakota Access Pipeline, undermining the Indian Child Welfare Act, and more.
Jan 12, 2022 / StudentNation / Leehi Yona and David Cremins
Why Doesn’t the Supreme Court Want Workers to Be As Safe From Covid as They Are? Why Doesn’t the Supreme Court Want Workers to Be As Safe From Covid as They Are?
The court’s conservative justices are opposed to vaccine “mandates” not because they’re anti-vax but because they’re anti-labor.
Jan 10, 2022 / Elie Mystal
Welcoming Our Robot Overlords Welcoming Our Robot Overlords
Corporations like Amazon have lives of their own—and they control ours.
Jan 6, 2022 / Olúfémi O. Táíwò
When Big Brother Is Your Boss: The Rise of Surveillance Wages When Big Brother Is Your Boss: The Rise of Surveillance Wages
Everything the Internet knows about you may end up being used against you by your employer.
Jan 5, 2022 / Zephyr Teachout
Revenge of the Nerds Revenge of the Nerds
Has neoliberalism placed political power in the hands of consultants with calculators?
Dec 30, 2021 / Olúfémi O. Táíwò