Economics

Fight for 15 Congress

Is the Senate Finally Getting Behind Fair Pay for Government Contractors? Is the Senate Finally Getting Behind Fair Pay for Government Contractors?

Federal contract workers are pushing Congress for living wages and a union on Capitol Hill—but the fight is not over yet.

Aug 7, 2015 / Michelle Chen

Students Protest BLM

15 Youth Movements to Dismantle White Supremacy Rising This Summer 15 Youth Movements to Dismantle White Supremacy Rising This Summer

Amid a nationwide struggle against racism, a generation grows.

Aug 7, 2015 / StudentNation / StudentNation

‘Kill People and Break Things’: The Very Best of the First GOP Presidential Debate

‘Kill People and Break Things’: The Very Best of the First GOP Presidential Debate ‘Kill People and Break Things’: The Very Best of the First GOP Presidential Debate

Here’s the best the GOP had to offer on national security, reproductive rights, economics, race and immigration.

Aug 7, 2015 / Miranda Katz, Jailyn Gladney, Asha Thanki, and Stephen Quillen

August 7, 1912: The Progressives Nominate Teddy Roosevelt for a Third Term as President

August 7, 1912: The Progressives Nominate Teddy Roosevelt for a Third Term as President August 7, 1912: The Progressives Nominate Teddy Roosevelt for a Third Term as President

“He uses words that are ludicrously meaningless.”

Aug 7, 2015 / Richard Kreitner

Minimum Wage Protester

4 Tough Questions on Poverty for the Republican Presidential Candidates 4 Tough Questions on Poverty for the Republican Presidential Candidates

This first debate of the 2016 election is an opportunity for the leading Republicans to go on the record about the issues that matter most to working families. But they probably wo...

Aug 5, 2015 / Marisol Bello

Abandoned coal mine in Kentucky

Could Obama’s Clean Energy Plan Be Good For Coal Country? Could Obama’s Clean Energy Plan Be Good For Coal Country?

Coalitions between labor and environmentalists are pointing the way to a future beyond coal for Appalachia.

Aug 5, 2015 / Michelle Chen

How to Repeal the Tax Loophole That Allows Companies to Hide Their Profits in Offshore Accounts

How to Repeal the Tax Loophole That Allows Companies to Hide Their Profits in Offshore Accounts How to Repeal the Tax Loophole That Allows Companies to Hide Their Profits in Offshore Accounts

If we want to address the inequality crisis, we must prevent corporations from sitting on hoards of untaxed cash.

Aug 4, 2015 / David Cay Johnston

Planned Parenthood

The War on Planned Parenthood Is Also an Assault on Poor Women of Color The War on Planned Parenthood Is Also an Assault on Poor Women of Color

The Right’s war on federal funding to health clinics is putting public health at risk.

Aug 3, 2015 / Michelle Chen

Rio Olympics

The Water in Rio Is Full of Sludge and Rotting Fish—And Olympians Are Supposed to Swim in It The Water in Rio Is Full of Sludge and Rotting Fish—And Olympians Are Supposed to Swim in It

Athletes who participate in water sports will carry an infection risk of 99 percent.

Aug 3, 2015 / Dave Zirin

Bernie Sanders Explains Why You Should Care About What’s Happening to Greece

Bernie Sanders Explains Why You Should Care About What’s Happening to Greece Bernie Sanders Explains Why You Should Care About What’s Happening to Greece

He really does sound like a socialist, doesn’t he?

Jul 31, 2015 / William Greider

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