Economics

Life and Death in Brownback’s Kansas

Life and Death in Brownback’s Kansas Life and Death in Brownback’s Kansas

Twenty-one states have refused to expand Medicaid, leaving millions of sick Americans without decent healthcare.

Jun 2, 2015 / Feature / Kai Wright

Who Killed Public Housing in New Orleans?

Who Killed Public Housing in New Orleans? Who Killed Public Housing in New Orleans?

After Hurricane Katrina, big developers, government bureaucrats and anti-housing ideologues pushed to destroy “Bricks.”

Jun 2, 2015 / Feature / Roberta Brandes Gratz

Martin O’Malley Attempts a Politics of Moral Duty

Martin O’Malley Attempts a Politics of Moral Duty Martin O’Malley Attempts a Politics of Moral Duty

Former Baltimore mayor and Maryland governor brings a higher-ground message to the 2016 race.

May 29, 2015 / John Nichols

Will Connecticut Go Robin Hood on Low-Wage Bosses?

Will Connecticut Go Robin Hood on Low-Wage Bosses? Will Connecticut Go Robin Hood on Low-Wage Bosses?

Lawmakers in Connecticut don’t want corporations to capitalize on cheap labor.

May 29, 2015 / Michelle Chen

A Real Anti-Poverty Movement Can’t Be Led By Millionaires

A Real Anti-Poverty Movement Can’t Be Led By Millionaires A Real Anti-Poverty Movement Can’t Be Led By Millionaires

Those of us who spend our lives worrying about making rent and buying our kids new crayons need better representation.

May 28, 2015 / Linda Tirado

How Companies Turn Your Facebook Activity Into a Credit Score

How Companies Turn Your Facebook Activity Into a Credit Score How Companies Turn Your Facebook Activity Into a Credit Score

Welcome to the new Wild West of data collection without regulation.

May 27, 2015 / Feature / Astra Taylor and Jathan Sadowski

Want to Cut Welfare? There’s an App for That.

Want to Cut Welfare? There’s an App for That. Want to Cut Welfare? There’s an App for That.

Conservatives explore cutting benefits behind a high-tech facade.

May 27, 2015 / Feature / Virginia Eubanks

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

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