Corporations

FDA regulations

Can the US Provide a Public Option for Prescription Drugs? Can the US Provide a Public Option for Prescription Drugs?

Patient advocates and health-care experts say the government can get into the generic pharmaceuticals business—and it wouldn’t even require a new law.

Oct 1, 2018 / Joel Dodge and Sean McElwee

MeToo McDonald's

McDonald’s Workers Walk Out Over Sexual Harassment McDonald’s Workers Walk Out Over Sexual Harassment

“Hold the burgers, hold the fries, keep your hands off our thighs.”

Sep 18, 2018 / Rebecca Grant

Kavanaugh hearing protests

Why You Should Engage in Nonviolent Civil Disobedience on Monday Why You Should Engage in Nonviolent Civil Disobedience on Monday

Stopping Brett Kavanaugh will require our bodies and souls.

Sep 17, 2018 / Ady Barkan

Why Loan Sharks, Car Salesmen, and Payday Lenders Love Mick Mulvaney

Why Loan Sharks, Car Salesmen, and Payday Lenders Love Mick Mulvaney Why Loan Sharks, Car Salesmen, and Payday Lenders Love Mick Mulvaney

Trump’s pick to protect consumers is throwing students and members of the military under the bus.

Sep 13, 2018 / Feature / George Zornick

Donald Trump

Forget the Trump Circus. Focus Instead on His Ruinous Policies. Forget the Trump Circus. Focus Instead on His Ruinous Policies.

Democrats would be wise to focus not just on Trump’s inanities but also on the real damage that he and his Republican allies are doing to our country.

Sep 11, 2018 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Wall Street Raging Bull

Are We on the Brink of Another Financial Crisis? Are We on the Brink of Another Financial Crisis?

Four steps we need to take to prevent another economic crash.

Sep 11, 2018 / Krishen Mehta

Colin Kaepernick and the Perils of the Swoosh

Colin Kaepernick and the Perils of the Swoosh Colin Kaepernick and the Perils of the Swoosh

We speak to former St. John’s soccer coach and human rights activist Jim Keady about his experience with Nike.

Sep 10, 2018 / Podcast / Dave Zirin

Municipal broadband

Universal Broadband Won’t Save Us Universal Broadband Won’t Save Us

Broadband for all is a necessary policy. Just don’t expect it to end poverty.

Sep 6, 2018 / Julianne Tveten

Uintah Basin

The Attacks on the Endangered Species Act Are Part of a Much Deeper Plot The Attacks on the Endangered Species Act Are Part of a Much Deeper Plot

And that plot begins with the fossil-fuel industry.

Sep 4, 2018 / Jimmy Tobias

janus protest supreme court

The 3 Worst Labor Stories of 2018 The 3 Worst Labor Stories of 2018

And three reasons to not give up hope.

Sep 3, 2018 / Arvind Dilawar

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