Economics

Unite Here Discuss The Working Poor

Unions Are Stepping Up to Find a Solution to California’s Housing Crisis Unions Are Stepping Up to Find a Solution to California’s Housing Crisis

State government has floundered in addressing homelessness. But the service workers' union Unite Here is filling the gap.

May 26, 2023 / Sasha Abramsky

US President Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi

What We Can Learn From the Surge of Far-Right Violence in India What We Can Learn From the Surge of Far-Right Violence in India

Too many upper-caste Indians and white Americans think of themselves as the only ones worthy of enjoying the spoils of the earth.

May 26, 2023 / Priti Gulati Cox and Stan Cox

Ron DeSantis’s Copycat Strategy Is Failing

Ron DeSantis’s Copycat Strategy Is Failing Ron DeSantis’s Copycat Strategy Is Failing

The Florida governor’s bungled campaign launch makes clear there is only room for one Trump.

May 26, 2023 / Jeet Heer

President Barack Obama visits a Solyandra manufacturing facility in Fremont, Calif., in 2010.

Why Barack Obama’s “Working” Isn’t Quite… Working Why Barack Obama’s “Working” Isn’t Quite… Working

The former president explores what we do all day in a Netflix series that says little about what is to be done. 

May 25, 2023 / Ben Schwartz

Can the British Labour Party Win Power Without a Left Wing?

Can the British Labour Party Win Power Without a Left Wing? Can the British Labour Party Win Power Without a Left Wing?

Despite being far ahead of the ruling Conservatives in the polls, Labour’s leadership seems determined to purge its way to electability.

May 24, 2023 / Rachel Shabi

Pennsylvania state House Rep. Sara Innamorato discuss a matter with her staff on February 22, 2019, in Pittsburgh.

Before 2024, Look to the States Before 2024, Look to the States

Local victories don’t often make national headlines, but they make real and tangible change possible.

May 24, 2023 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

“Salt” the South! Young Socialists Are Needed to Help Organize the Auto Industry.

“Salt” the South! Young Socialists Are Needed to Help Organize the Auto Industry. “Salt” the South! Young Socialists Are Needed to Help Organize the Auto Industry.

Time to say goodbye to icy winters and frozen fingers! If enough young activists and organizers follow the US industrial base south, a far more powerful working-class movement is p...

May 23, 2023 / Peter Olney and Rand Wilson

People stand outside Silicon Valley Bank.

Abolish Venture Capitalism Abolish Venture Capitalism

Venture capitalists have supercharged surveillance, immiseration, and dispossession. Why should we trust them with so much power over the economy? 

May 23, 2023 / Edward Ongweso Jr.

Use of heavy machinery in South Kashmir

Holding G20 Meetings in Kashmir Fuels Ecocide and Advances India’s Occupation Holding G20 Meetings in Kashmir Fuels Ecocide and Advances India’s Occupation

This week India is hosting G20 meetings in Kashmir—normalizing its military occupation of the disputed region while fueling the ongoing ecocide.

May 22, 2023 / Nazish Qureshi

A view of Kremlin after the drone attack in Moscow, Russia on May 3, 2023. Kremlin reported that Ukraine attempted to attack Russian President Vladimir Putin's residence with drones at night.

The Line Between Support for Ukraine and War With Russia Just Gets Thinner The Line Between Support for Ukraine and War With Russia Just Gets Thinner

Recent Pentagon leaks reveal that the shadow war between Russia and the US over Ukraine is becoming more overt—and far more dangerous.

May 22, 2023 / James Bamford

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