The NCAA Is Poised to Allow Players to Benefit From Their Labor The NCAA Is Poised to Allow Players to Benefit From Their Labor
That so-called “student-athletes” are being permitted to benefit from their name, image, and likeness is not the end of the battle, but it is a step in the right direction.
Apr 27, 2020 / Dave Zirin
The Factory Oversight Industry Protects Profits, Not People The Factory Oversight Industry Protects Profits, Not People
An investigation into the dangerously irresponsible business of “ethical factory” audits.
Apr 23, 2020 / Maria Hengeveld
Coronavirus at the Bottom of the Supply Chain Coronavirus at the Bottom of the Supply Chain
Bangladeshi union leader Kalpona Akter explains why garment workers are in the streets.
Apr 23, 2020 / Q&A / James North
How Trump’s Foreign Policy Puts Troops at Risk of Covid-19 How Trump’s Foreign Policy Puts Troops at Risk of Covid-19
A leaked intelligence brief reveals US sanctions have “left Iran bereft of financial resources to mount an effective public health response.”
Apr 22, 2020 / Ken Klippenstein
Fossil Fuel Companies Are Suffering Under the Coronavirus. Good. Fossil Fuel Companies Are Suffering Under the Coronavirus. Good.
If fossil fuel companies and their financial backers are scared now, then they should be terrified of what’s to come.
Apr 16, 2020 / StudentNation / Ilana Cohen
The Lesson of the Coronavirus? There’s No One Left to Trust. The Lesson of the Coronavirus? There’s No One Left to Trust.
Almost all our leaders failed to act quickly enough to stave off the Covid catastrophe. So how can we trust them to tell us when the crisis has passed?
Apr 14, 2020 / Elie Mystal
Republicans Need to Take This Pandemic Seriously Republicans Need to Take This Pandemic Seriously
Responsible public health measures? Probably a liberal hoax.
Apr 14, 2020 / Tom Tomorrow
Fueling Extinction Fueling Extinction
Business as Usual = Planetary Disaster
Silicon Valley’s Workplace Problem Silicon Valley’s Workplace Problem
Tech start ups have long thrived on an exceptional view of themselves. But far from being the exception, their companies tend to embody much of what is wrong with our economy. ...
Apr 7, 2020 / Books & the Arts / Clio Chang
We’re Going to Need a Bigger Bailout We’re Going to Need a Bigger Bailout
As the pandemic spreads and the economic collapse continues, Congress will have to act again.
Apr 3, 2020 / Robert L. Borosage for The Nation