Economics

A Mandate for Left Leadership

A Mandate for Left Leadership A Mandate for Left Leadership

Lessons from the neoliberal revolution.

Dec 5, 2018 / Feature / Kate Aronoff

Kenya Mobile Cash Industry

Kenya’s Growth Doesn’t Help All Kenyans Kenya’s Growth Doesn’t Help All Kenyans

Despite government aims to make the country Africa’s “digital hub,” the economy remains unequal and unproductive.

Dec 4, 2018 / Sabine Cessou

Salon Worker

Is the Nail-Salon Industry Any Better for Workers Now? Is the Nail-Salon Industry Any Better for Workers Now?

Three years after a landmark exposé, have conditions improved in nail salons?

Dec 3, 2018 / Michelle Chen

LIVE: Solving Our Climate Crisis, a National Town Hall

LIVE: Solving Our Climate Crisis, a National Town Hall LIVE: Solving Our Climate Crisis, a National Town Hall

Tune in at 7 pm today for a town-hall event featuring Bernie Sanders, Bill McKibben, Shailene Woodley, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and more!

Dec 3, 2018 / The Nation

President George HW Bush in 2010

It’s a Disgrace to Celebrate George H.W. Bush on World AIDS Day It’s a Disgrace to Celebrate George H.W. Bush on World AIDS Day

The 41st president’s “civility” hid the vast nature of American state violence.

Dec 1, 2018 / Steven W. Thrasher

The Gender Wage Gap Is Worse Than We Thought

The Gender Wage Gap Is Worse Than We Thought The Gender Wage Gap Is Worse Than We Thought

When you track men and women across their careers, the difference in pay can be as much as 50 percent.

Nov 28, 2018 / Michelle Chen

Theresa May

Deal or No Deal? The Season Finale of the United Kingdom Deal or No Deal? The Season Finale of the United Kingdom

No one knows for sure how the Brexit episode will end.

Nov 28, 2018 / Gary Younge

Beto O'Rourke supporters

What to Say to White People What to Say to White People

If Democrats need lessons on maximizing votes across the demographic divide, 2018 provides some clear examples of what to do—and what not to.

Nov 27, 2018 / Steve Phillips

Can We Give a Good Job to Everyone Who Wants One?

Can We Give a Good Job to Everyone Who Wants One? Can We Give a Good Job to Everyone Who Wants One?

Isn’t it time we took back our economy for working people?

Nov 27, 2018 / The Nation

Why Don’t We Treat Health Care as a Human Right?

Why Don’t We Treat Health Care as a Human Right? Why Don’t We Treat Health Care as a Human Right?

Isn’t it time we started providing quality care to all Americans?

Nov 27, 2018 / The Nation

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