Why the UAW’s Shawn Fain Is So Excited About Nebraska Independent Dan Osborn Why the UAW’s Shawn Fain Is So Excited About Nebraska Independent Dan Osborn
The union leader says that electing a genuinely working-class senator like Osborn could upend all of American politics.
Nov 2, 2024 / John Nichols
The “New York Times” Site Could Be Shuttered on Election Day—Blame Bosses The “New York Times” Site Could Be Shuttered on Election Day—Blame Bosses
The Tech Guild has waited over two years for a contract. Its workers will go on strike this Tuesday if management doesn’t agree to key demands.
Nov 1, 2024 / Thomas Birmingham
I’m an Environmentalist. That’s Why I Can’t Vote Green. I’m an Environmentalist. That’s Why I Can’t Vote Green.
Award-winning filmmaker and director of Gasland Josh Fox on why he will never vote for Jill Stein.
Nov 1, 2024 / Josh Fox
Harris-Walz Must Reclaim Progressivism for Workers, Farmers, and Rural Communities Harris-Walz Must Reclaim Progressivism for Workers, Farmers, and Rural Communities
To win in 2024, Harris and Walz must wholeheartedly commit to a populist vision that makes people’s economic self-determination every bit as important as control of our own bodies...
Oct 31, 2024 / Anthony Flaccavento
“Industry”’s Gleeful Critique of Capital “Industry”’s Gleeful Critique of Capital
HBO’s investment banking drama makes a soap opera out of the “useless” but lurid nature of finance.
Oct 31, 2024 / Books & the Arts / Vikram Murthi
The Fight for a Higher Minimum Wage Continues in 2024 The Fight for a Higher Minimum Wage Continues in 2024
With the federal minimum wage stagnant for over 15 years, voters in Alaska, California, Missouri, and Massachusetts will decide on ballot measures to raise their wages.
Oct 30, 2024 / StudentNation / Aina Marzia
Marijuana Could Be Legal in Half of US States After the 2024 Election Marijuana Could Be Legal in Half of US States After the 2024 Election
Florida’s Amendment 3 would legalize recreational cannabis, along with similar ballot proposals in North Dakota, South Dakota, and Nebraska.
Oct 29, 2024 / StudentNation / Cameron Driggers
Emily Oster and the Optimization of Parenting Emily Oster and the Optimization of Parenting
What gets lost when we approach pregnancy and raising children through data?
Oct 29, 2024 / Books & the Arts / Anna Louie Sussman
Donald Trump’s Billionaire Boys Club Donald Trump’s Billionaire Boys Club
Even some actual billionaires are happy to betray democracy for Trump’s favors—and fear and greed help keep the rest in line.
Oct 28, 2024 / Jeet Heer
Canary in a Coal Mine Canary in a Coal Mine
Ignore floods, hurricanes, wild fires! There are profits to be made!
Oct 25, 2024 / OppArt / Peter Kuper