Economy

We Live in a World of Displacement

We Live in a World of Displacement We Live in a World of Displacement

The number of people forcibly displaced by war, persecution, general violence, or human rights violations last year swelled to a staggering 84 million—a number only expected to gro...

Mar 7, 2022 / Nick Turse

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Listen to Bernie Sanders and End the Bosses’ Baseball Lockout Listen to Bernie Sanders and End the Bosses’ Baseball Lockout

This is not a strike. The corporate greed needs to stop.

Mar 4, 2022 / Dave Zirin

Volunteer Food Bank

The Price of Unpaid Activism The Price of Unpaid Activism

Have advocacy and organizing become careers for the well-educated?

Mar 4, 2022 / StudentNation / Esther Eriksson von allmen

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“Culture of Poverty” Is a Made-Up Concept “Culture of Poverty” Is a Made-Up Concept

And yet Joe Manchin is attempting to reanimate its long-discredited corpse.

Mar 2, 2022 / Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis

Exclusive: Rashida Tlaib Wants Biden to Finish Building Back Better

Exclusive: Rashida Tlaib Wants Biden to Finish Building Back Better Exclusive: Rashida Tlaib Wants Biden to Finish Building Back Better

In an exclusive interview ahead of her remarks tonight, the Michigan Democrat said people are counting on Biden to get Build Back Better done.

Mar 1, 2022 / John Nichols

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Talking Union at Recreational Equipment, Inc. (REI) Talking Union at Recreational Equipment, Inc. (REI)

The outdoors equipment company says it believes “in putting purpose before profits.” So why is the CEO trying to keep employees from joining a union?

Feb 28, 2022 / Dave Leshtz

Boston Reds Players League

Lockouts, Strikeouts, and Baseball’s Missed Opportunity Lockouts, Strikeouts, and Baseball’s Missed Opportunity

Learning from the 1890 Players League.

Feb 25, 2022 / Robert Ross

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The Plan to Save Californians $117 Billion a Year by Switching to Single-Payer The Plan to Save Californians $117 Billion a Year by Switching to Single-Payer

Why is universal health care seen as prohibitively expensive when the status quo costs far more?

Feb 25, 2022 / Michael Lighty

Stock Market Wild West

Stock Market Wild West Stock Market Wild West

Rules? Greed rules.

Feb 24, 2022 / OppArt / Sue Coe

March for Reproductive Rights

We Need to Do More Than “Protect ‘Roe’” We Need to Do More Than “Protect ‘Roe’”

We have to address the structural barriers that prevent people from accessing their right to an abortion, including systemic poverty and racism.

Feb 24, 2022 / Katrina Kimport

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