Economics

Rail Workers, Nurses, Teachers Are Fighting From the Bottom Up

Rail Workers, Nurses, Teachers Are Fighting From the Bottom Up Rail Workers, Nurses, Teachers Are Fighting From the Bottom Up

When will their supposed national leaders—in unions, and in the Democratic Party—get serious?

Sep 15, 2022 / Jane McAlevey

The Savannah Bananas cheer on the field before their Minor League Baseball game.

Victory! Minor League Baseball Players Are Finally Unionized. Victory! Minor League Baseball Players Are Finally Unionized.

Thanks to grassroots organizing, which much of the media is ignoring, minor leaguers will now join the Major League Players Association.

Sep 15, 2022 / Dave Zirin

Federal Reserve Board Jerome Powell at a news conference after a Federal Open Market Committee meeting.

The Federal Reserve Attacks American Workers The Federal Reserve Attacks American Workers

Notes from Inflation Economics 101.

Sep 15, 2022 / Robert Pollin

Biden Lloyd Austin

An Inflated Pentagon Budget Is Not in the Country’s Best Interest An Inflated Pentagon Budget Is Not in the Country’s Best Interest

Scamming the taxpayer has become a way of life for the national security state.

Sep 15, 2022 / Julia Gledhill and William D. Hartung

A man waves a Russian national flag next to a burning barricade protesting Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry.

Haiti Is On Fire Again, and Again the US Does Nothing to Help Haiti Is On Fire Again, and Again the US Does Nothing to Help

Untroubled by the ballot, hugely unpopular, useless, negligent, and ruling without anything that could qualify as a functioning legislature, the country’s de facto prime minister, ...

Sep 14, 2022 / Amy Wilentz

King Charles III May Keep His Head—His Kingdom Is Another Story

King Charles III May Keep His Head—His Kingdom Is Another Story King Charles III May Keep His Head—His Kingdom Is Another Story

The monarchy needs deaths and weddings for its cyclical renewal. But they called last orders on the United Kingdom some time ago.

Sep 14, 2022 / Tariq Ali

United Farm Workers members and supporters march to the capitol building in Sacramento

Biden vs. Newsom on Farmworkers’ Right To Vote Biden vs. Newsom on Farmworkers’ Right To Vote

In a heated debate over farmworker voting rights, California’s governor refuses to sign a bill to make it easier for workers to win union recognition.

Sep 14, 2022 / Photo Essay / David Bacon

David Segal

Veteran Activist David Segal Shows How to Make an Issue of Corporate Monopolies Veteran Activist David Segal Shows How to Make an Issue of Corporate Monopolies

The congressional candidate has brought the issue to the fore and gotten everyone else talking about it.

Sep 13, 2022 / John Nichols

Shell Alaska rig

Alaska’s Special Election Offers a Lesson for Democrats Alaska’s Special Election Offers a Lesson for Democrats

The race can be a road map for campaigns in areas the party has all but written off.

Sep 13, 2022 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

With Queen Elizabeth Gone, Monarchy’s Magic May Be Fading

With Queen Elizabeth Gone, Monarchy’s Magic May Be Fading With Queen Elizabeth Gone, Monarchy’s Magic May Be Fading

If the Crown is the lid on Britain’s pressure cooker, it is now less firmly placed on a more combustible pot.

Sep 13, 2022 / Owen Jones

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