Economics

America Needs Social Housing

America Needs Social Housing America Needs Social Housing

We must free Black and brown tenants from the rent gouging, health violations, and eviction threats employed by corporate landlords and Wall Street investors.

Mar 24, 2022 / DaMareo Cooper

Making Mushrooms Legal

Making Mushrooms Legal Making Mushrooms Legal

After 50 years of prohibition, some states are starting to challenge the federal government’s policy on psychedelic drugs.

Mar 23, 2022 / Feature / Aída Chávez

New York City Bail Bonds

Abolish the Debt Sentence Abolish the Debt Sentence

Court fees, fines, and cash bail contribute to a cycle of debt and incarceration under the guise of justice.

Mar 22, 2022 / StudentNation / Ruqaiyah Zarook

The Pandemic Made the Rich $1.7 Trillion Richer

The Pandemic Made the Rich $1.7 Trillion Richer The Pandemic Made the Rich $1.7 Trillion Richer

While the pandemic has been hard on the vast majority of Americans, it’s been nothing but good times for the billionaire class.

Mar 22, 2022 / John Nichols

The War on Weed Decimated My Community—Will There Be Restitution?

The War on Weed Decimated My Community—Will There Be Restitution? The War on Weed Decimated My Community—Will There Be Restitution?

Legalization offers a chance to restore a fragment of what was lost by Black and Afro-Latinx communities pummeled by prohibition, but so far, white business are claiming the spoils...

Mar 22, 2022 / Feature / Tavian Crosland

Covid University Students

A Lesson in Solidarity A Lesson in Solidarity

Tenure gives more protection on campus. Can faculty use it help their students?

Mar 18, 2022 / StudentNation / Sunny Yan

Ana María Archila poses for a photograph.

New York’s Lieutenant Governor’s Race Has a New Addition: Competition New York’s Lieutenant Governor’s Race Has a New Addition: Competition

Though the role has little power, in recent years the state’s governors-in-waiting have often moved up. Can Ana María Archila make the road from activist to statewide office?

Mar 15, 2022 / Ross Barkan

A group of people surround a podium. There are posters hanging from the podium saying

These 20 Striking Detroit Baristas Could Lead a Union Revival These 20 Striking Detroit Baristas Could Lead a Union Revival

By asking the NLRB to force their employer to recognize the union without holding an election, they are striking a bold blow for industrial democracy.

Mar 14, 2022 / Daniel Judt

Supreme Court abortion ban

Florida’s Abortion Ban Will Obliterate Access in the South Florida’s Abortion Ban Will Obliterate Access in the South

The new ban will create the strictest abortion laws in the history of the state, which has long served as crucial access point for people seeking abortions in the region.

Mar 14, 2022 / Anna Eskamani

Kent Macdougall

A Socialist in the Newsroom: Kent MacDougall, 1931–2021 A Socialist in the Newsroom: Kent MacDougall, 1931–2021

The once-controversial reporter and teacher dies without notice.

Mar 11, 2022 / Tom Goldstein

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