Economics

Why Striking University of California Workers May Vote “No” on Their Contract

Why Striking University of California Workers May Vote “No” on Their Contract Why Striking University of California Workers May Vote “No” on Their Contract

The union’s concessions may be too much for the rank and file of the biggest strike in the country to swallow.

Dec 22, 2022 / Sammy Feldblum and Lavanya Nott

Senate majority leader Chuck Schumer.

The Senate Puts Pregnant Workers on the Verge of Getting New Protections The Senate Puts Pregnant Workers on the Verge of Getting New Protections

A bill to ensure that pregnant workers receive accommodations on the job has been approved as an amendment to the must-pass omnibus spending bill.

Dec 22, 2022 / Bryce Covert for The Nation

Apocalypse No! Pseudo-Archaeology, Ancient Tech-Lords, and Ordinary People.

Apocalypse No! Pseudo-Archaeology, Ancient Tech-Lords, and Ordinary People. Apocalypse No! Pseudo-Archaeology, Ancient Tech-Lords, and Ordinary People.

Why the Netflix series Ancient Apocalypse is worth taking seriously. Hint: It’s not the science.

Dec 22, 2022 / David Wengrow

Conservative Jews Made a Terrible Bargain With Trump and the Right Over Israel

Conservative Jews Made a Terrible Bargain With Trump and the Right Over Israel Conservative Jews Made a Terrible Bargain With Trump and the Right Over Israel

American Jewish leaders have spent so long genuflecting before the Christian right that even the most blatant anti-Semitism finds them unable to stand up or speak out.

Dec 21, 2022 / Eric Alterman

Big Pharma Wants to Own Your DNA Info

Big Pharma Wants to Own Your DNA Info Big Pharma Wants to Own Your DNA Info

On this episode of The Time of Monsters, Myles Jackson and Doug Bell discuss the new data gold mine.

Dec 21, 2022 / Podcast / Jeet Heer

Argentina wins the 2022 FIFA World Cup. Lionel Messi celebrates with his team.

What Qatar’s World Cup Tells Us About the World in 2022 What Qatar’s World Cup Tells Us About the World in 2022

The soccer tournament offered signs that billions of people no longer think the United States and its entourage run the world.

Dec 21, 2022 / Tony Karon and Daniel Levy

Conspiracy Theories Aren’t the Only Thing Motivating Far-Right Voters

Conspiracy Theories Aren’t the Only Thing Motivating Far-Right Voters Conspiracy Theories Aren’t the Only Thing Motivating Far-Right Voters

Globalization and neoliberalism have indeed created hardships for certain communities like blue-collar workers, rural residents, and older voters who have been tempted by the right...

Dec 21, 2022 / John Feffer

planet earth

A Gift Guide for the Whole Planet A Gift Guide for the Whole Planet

With accelerating climate change, threats against abortion rights, and need everywhere, you can make a difference by giving.

Dec 19, 2022 / Column / Katha Pollitt

A storm in the Angeles National Forest looks like clouds on fire.

Against Climate Optimism—Because “Team Normal” Won’t Save the World Against Climate Optimism—Because “Team Normal” Won’t Save the World

Some of us refuse to go along with a mainstream climate movement that settles for genocide.

Dec 19, 2022 / Wen Stephenson

Keith Ellison

What Democrats Can Learn From Keith Ellison’s Reelection What Democrats Can Learn From Keith Ellison’s Reelection

If the Democratic Party hopes to fend off future Republican challenges to vulnerable incumbents, they could draw on Ellison’s playbook.

Dec 19, 2022 / StudentNation / Theia Chatelle

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