Economy

AFL-CIO president Liz Shuler speaks at the American Federation of Teachers convention

Why Is This Union Leader Schmoozing With the Enemy? Why Is This Union Leader Schmoozing With the Enemy?

Liz Shuler, the head of the AFL-CIO, thinks it’s OK to open a conference alongside the would-be architects of labor’s destruction.

Jul 20, 2022 / Jonathan Rosenblum

Voting Isn’t Enough. Our Democracy Requires Radical Reform.

Voting Isn’t Enough. Our Democracy Requires Radical Reform. Voting Isn’t Enough. Our Democracy Requires Radical Reform.

Our country is in the midst of a legitimacy crisis, with the Supreme Court at the heart of it. Here’s how we can fix it.

Jul 19, 2022 / Representative Ilhan Omar

Library sign

You Can’t Buy These Books You Can’t Buy These Books

In their attack on libraries, megapublishers roll a Trojan horse into the courts.

Jul 18, 2022 / Maria Bustillos

Ohio Man

Ohio Man Ohio Man

Tampering.

Jul 15, 2022 / Steve Brodner

There Are Still Things to Love About America

There Are Still Things to Love About America There Are Still Things to Love About America

This planet is bigger and more beautiful than nationalism and militarism allow us to see.

Jul 15, 2022 / Frida Berrigan

Worker with Wind Turbines

This Doesn’t Have to Hurt: An Argument Against BDSM Economics This Doesn’t Have to Hurt: An Argument Against BDSM Economics

Inflicting pain on workers to fix inflation isn’t just unfair. It’s stupid, ineffective, and completely unnecessary.

Jul 13, 2022 / Zack Exley and Robert Hockett

Unions Protect Democracy. How Do We Protect Unions?

Unions Protect Democracy. How Do We Protect Unions? Unions Protect Democracy. How Do We Protect Unions?

20 global labor leaders weigh in on the myriad ways the right is threatening organizing efforts.

Jul 13, 2022 / Karen Nussbaum

View of downtown Buffalo with City Hall reflecting in Lake Erie

Buffalo Community Activists Show How to Fight Gerrymandering Buffalo Community Activists Show How to Fight Gerrymandering

From the folks who backed India Walton, a community-led approach to redistricting.

Jul 12, 2022 / Geoff Kelly

Harvard University

Dear Harvard, It’s Time to Reject Fossil Fuel Money Dear Harvard, It’s Time to Reject Fossil Fuel Money

The university’s recently announced Salata Institute for Climate and Sustainability will need to ban oil and gas companies from funding its research.

Jul 12, 2022 / StudentNation / Ilana Cohen

Tom Cruise poses in a navy tuxedo with black bow tie.

The Rise of Bad Art and the Decline of Political Candor The Rise of Bad Art and the Decline of Political Candor

Though the language of cliché has switched from the middle-class respectability of the 1950s to our current obsessions with “inclusion” and concern for the marginalized, the practi...

Jul 11, 2022 / Column / David Bromwich

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