No Plumbing, No Protection: The Story of Milwaukee’s Evicted No Plumbing, No Protection: The Story of Milwaukee’s Evicted
Many of the worst symptoms of American poverty are rooted in the instability brought on by eviction, according to a new book by sociologist Matthew Desmond.
Apr 29, 2016 / Alyssa Katz
A Western Company Could Finally Be Held Accountable for the Rana Plaza Disaster A Western Company Could Finally Be Held Accountable for the Rana Plaza Disaster
Three years after the factory collapse in Bangladesh, a Canadian court is hearing a case that could award the victims up to $2 billion in damages.
Apr 29, 2016 / Michelle Chen
Bernie Sanders and His Supporters Should Do What the Democratic Party Won’t: Advocate for Candidates of Color Bernie Sanders and His Supporters Should Do What the Democratic Party Won’t: Advocate for Candidates of Color
By focusing on supporting progressive leaders and organizations of color, they could make a mark that lasts long beyond 2016.
Apr 29, 2016 / Steve Phillips
Did OPEC Just Start Preparing for the End of the Oil Era? Did OPEC Just Start Preparing for the End of the Oil Era?
The debacle in Doha may be the beginning of the end for the old oil order.
Apr 28, 2016 / Michael T. Klare
Start Making Sense: Could Donald Trump Actually Win Some of Bernie’s Supporters? Start Making Sense: Could Donald Trump Actually Win Some of Bernie’s Supporters?
Plus, why Trump loves talking about “political correctness,” and what makes Prince a gay icon.
Apr 28, 2016 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener
We Know We Hate the Establishment—but Do We Know What It Is? We Know We Hate the Establishment—but Do We Know What It Is?
The vague term obscures where power really lies.
Apr 28, 2016 / Feature / Michael Kazin
Lead Poisoning in Flint Is More Than a Health Crisis Lead Poisoning in Flint Is More Than a Health Crisis
It’s also an economic disaster.
Apr 27, 2016 / Zoë Carpenter
A Slavers’ Coup in Brazil? A Slavers’ Coup in Brazil?
Among the many groups pushing for the impeachment of Dilma Roussef, one is seldom discussed: companies that profit from slavery.
Apr 27, 2016 / Greg Grandin
In the Time It Takes to Read This Article, a Person Will Die at Work in the US In the Time It Takes to Read This Article, a Person Will Die at Work in the US
A hundred and fifty people die each day from hazardous working conditions in this country. How many of those are preventable?
Apr 27, 2016 / Michelle Chen
There Goes the Neighborhood, Episode 8: Can You Afford to Live in New York City? There Goes the Neighborhood, Episode 8: Can You Afford to Live in New York City?
Gentrification has many New Yorkers asking the same question: Is there still a place for me in this city?
Apr 27, 2016 / Podcast / There Goes the Neighborhood and Kai Wright