Economics

Bernie Sanders to Billionaires: ‘You Can’t Have It All!’

Bernie Sanders to Billionaires: ‘You Can’t Have It All!’ Bernie Sanders to Billionaires: ‘You Can’t Have It All!’

Renewing a politics of fierce opposition to "financial monopoly, speculation, reckless banking, class antagonism, sectionalism, war profiteering."

May 27, 2015 / John Nichols

Why a Democratic Insurgency Is ‘Whupping’ Obama on Trade

Why a Democratic Insurgency Is ‘Whupping’ Obama on Trade Why a Democratic Insurgency Is ‘Whupping’ Obama on Trade

His progressive critics have been studying trade deals for two decades—and they know what they’re talking about.

May 27, 2015 / John Nichols

No Debate Equals No Democracy: The Folly of Fast Track

No Debate Equals No Democracy: The Folly of Fast Track No Debate Equals No Democracy: The Folly of Fast Track

Senate cloture vote limits debate, restricts amendments and erects another barrier to honest discourse about trade policy.

May 21, 2015 / John Nichols

‘Jimmy From the Block’ Just Beat the Billionaires

‘Jimmy From the Block’ Just Beat the Billionaires ‘Jimmy From the Block’ Just Beat the Billionaires

Nominated for mayor of Philadelphia, a progressive teaches a lesson about coalition politics.

May 20, 2015 / John Nichols

How the Money Primary Is Undermining Voting Rights

How the Money Primary Is Undermining Voting Rights How the Money Primary Is Undermining Voting Rights

Fifty years ago, African-Americans were denied the right to vote. Now the vast majority of Americans are being denied the rightful value of their vote.

May 19, 2015 / Feature / Ari Berman

This Is What Happens When You Slash Funding for Public Universities

This Is What Happens When You Slash Funding for Public Universities This Is What Happens When You Slash Funding for Public Universities

Like other struggling schools, the University of Arizona is raising out-of-state tuition—and courting the affluent students who can afford to pay it.

May 19, 2015 / Feature / Michelle Goldberg

Bosses Are Turning Poverty-Wage Workers Into ‘Managers’—and Barring Them From Overtime in the Process

Bosses Are Turning Poverty-Wage Workers Into ‘Managers’—and Barring Them From Overtime in the Process Bosses Are Turning Poverty-Wage Workers Into ‘Managers’—and Barring Them From Overtime in the Process

Employers exploit legal loopholes to keep poverty-wage workers from earning overtime wages.

May 18, 2015 / Michelle Chen

Bill de Blasio on the Crisis of Inequality and the Blind Spots of the Democratic Party

Bill de Blasio on the Crisis of Inequality and the Blind Spots of the Democratic Party Bill de Blasio on the Crisis of Inequality and the Blind Spots of the Democratic Party

An interview with the New York City mayor as he launches a new “Progressive Agenda to Combat Inequality.”

May 14, 2015 / Eric Alterman

Russ Feingold Is Running Again for the Senate and for Economic Fairness

Russ Feingold Is Running Again for the Senate and for Economic Fairness Russ Feingold Is Running Again for the Senate and for Economic Fairness

“We need to get started fixing all this,” says Wisconsin progressive.

May 14, 2015 / John Nichols

Why Progressives Want to Rewrite the Rules—and the Story—of the US Economy

Why Progressives Want to Rewrite the Rules—and the Story—of the US Economy Why Progressives Want to Rewrite the Rules—and the Story—of the US Economy

A conversation with the Roosevelt Institute’s Mike Konczal.

May 14, 2015 / Zoë Carpenter

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