Economics

Paul LePage

Big Solar’s Obstructionism in Maine Big Solar’s Obstructionism in Maine

Will Big Solar perpetuate the abuses of Big Oil?

Jun 27, 2016 / StudentNation / Chloe Maxmin

Hillary At Mayors Conference

What the Democrats Must Learn From Brexit About Free-Trade Deals What the Democrats Must Learn From Brexit About Free-Trade Deals

Sanders and Clinton are right to oppose the TPP, and the Democratic Party should do the same.

Jun 27, 2016 / John Nichols

Sweatshop worker

Colleges Aren’t Enforcing Their Own Anti-Sweatshop Policies Colleges Aren’t Enforcing Their Own Anti-Sweatshop Policies

SUNY’s failure to enforce its anti-sweatshop policies is a reminder that major institutional consumers can only go so far in addressing the crisis of globalized labor abuses.

Jun 27, 2016 / StudentNation / Michelle Chen

Seeing Appalachia Through the Eyes of Appalachians

Seeing Appalachia Through the Eyes of Appalachians Seeing Appalachia Through the Eyes of Appalachians

Several new media projects are re-envisioning a region long stereotyped as backward and ignorant.

Jun 25, 2016 / Photo Essay / Layne Amerikaner

Trump Speaks on Brexit

An Urgent Message From the UK: Take the Trump Threat Seriously An Urgent Message From the UK: Take the Trump Threat Seriously

A progressive politics that addresses the fears of voters who have been battered by austerity, globalization, and deindustrialization is absolutely necessary.

Jun 24, 2016 / John Nichols

Brexit fallout

What Are the Risks of Brexit? What Are the Risks of Brexit?

Falling trade, global recession, growing nativism—but it’s possible to mitigate these risks, if we finally end austerity.

Jun 24, 2016 / Jeff Madrick

Disgust With Elites and Fear of Others Drove the Brexit Vote

Disgust With Elites and Fear of Others Drove the Brexit Vote Disgust With Elites and Fear of Others Drove the Brexit Vote

I landed this morning in London, the capital of a nation that voted to turn its back on its neighbors.

Jun 24, 2016 / D.D. Guttenplan

Maine’s Governor Is Threatening to End Food Stamps

Maine’s Governor Is Threatening to End Food Stamps Maine’s Governor Is Threatening to End Food Stamps

The move would kick 190,000 people out of the program, and it’s probably illegal.

Jun 24, 2016 / Alyssa Peterson and Jeremy Slevin

Pre-K Student

Inequality Is Even Seeping Into Preschool Classrooms Inequality Is Even Seeping Into Preschool Classrooms

Education disparities start early.

Jun 24, 2016 / StudentNation / Michelle Chen

UKIP Demonstrators

Political Elites’ Program of Austerity Set the Stage for Brexit Political Elites’ Program of Austerity Set the Stage for Brexit

Scapegoating immigrants for economic suffering is easier than confronting the politicians that crafted austerity policy.

Jun 24, 2016 / Dawn Foster

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