Economics

Jeremy Corbyn and Theresa May

Jeremy Corbyn Could Be the Next British Prime Minister. Now Comes the Hard Part. Jeremy Corbyn Could Be the Next British Prime Minister. Now Comes the Hard Part.

The British left should temper its delight with strategic thinking. An enemy awaits: international capital.

Oct 20, 2017 / Column / Gary Younge

Broadband router cable

Turning Broadband Access Into a Social Movement Turning Broadband Access Into a Social Movement

Solutions to the digital divide won’t come from Washington but from our own backyards.

Oct 19, 2017 / Michelle Chen

America Is Waking Up to the Injustice of Cash Bail

America Is Waking Up to the Injustice of Cash Bail America Is Waking Up to the Injustice of Cash Bail

Seventy percent of people in jail haven’t been convicted of a crime. They just can’t afford bail.

Oct 19, 2017 / Feature / Bryce Covert

Central American migrants

How US Foreign Policy Helped Create the Immigration Crisis How US Foreign Policy Helped Create the Immigration Crisis

Neoliberal strictures, support for oligarchs, and the War on Drugs have impoverished millions and destabilized Latin America.

Oct 18, 2017 / Jeff Faux

Donald Trump and Mitch McConnell

What’s Even Scarier Than Donald Trump? What’s Even Scarier Than Donald Trump?

Take a look at the Senate budget.

Oct 18, 2017 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Wisconsin Farmer

Trump Sides With Big Agriculture Over Family Farmers Trump Sides With Big Agriculture Over Family Farmers

Even some Republicans are upset over this corporate handout. 

Oct 18, 2017 / David Dayen

Puerto Rico Still Needs Our Help. Here’s What You Can Do.

Puerto Rico Still Needs Our Help. Here’s What You Can Do. Puerto Rico Still Needs Our Help. Here’s What You Can Do.

Demand debt forgiveness, show up for protests, and donate.

Oct 17, 2017 / Ariana Rosas Cárdenas

Panama Papers Protest

How the Swindlers of Silicon Valley Avoid Paying Taxes How the Swindlers of Silicon Valley Avoid Paying Taxes

Now they’re pushing an ingenious new dodge that would allow them to pay even less.

Oct 17, 2017 / William Greider

U.S. President Donald Trump addresses the Values Voter Summit

The Values Voters Summit Props Up Our White-Supremacist Corporate Oligarchy The Values Voters Summit Props Up Our White-Supremacist Corporate Oligarchy

These Christian nationalists serve only the wealthiest Americans and take every opportunity to hurt the poor.

Oct 17, 2017 / Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II

Join Chicago Activists in Their Fight Against a $95 Million Police-Training Academy

Join Chicago Activists in Their Fight Against a $95 Million Police-Training Academy Join Chicago Activists in Their Fight Against a $95 Million Police-Training Academy

They are demanding that the funds be spent on resources like schools, clinics, and housing.

Oct 16, 2017 / NationAction

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