Economy

Independent Senate candidate Dan Osborn speaks during his campaign stop at the Handlebend coffeshop in O'Neill, Nebraska, on Monday, October 14, 2024.

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 logo of “The New York Times” seen displayed on a smartphone.

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

This image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is jill-stein-portrait-getty.jpg Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein waits to speak at a news conference on Fifth Avenue across the street from Trump Tower on December 5, 2016, in New York City.

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

Minnesota Governor Tim Walz speaks in front of a podium, with a tractor and American flag behind him

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

Ken Leung in “Industry.”

“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

Protesters at a meeting of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors calling for increased pay.

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 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

Elon Musk (L) shakes hands with Republican presidential nominee former president Donald Trump backstage during a campaign rally at the Butler Farm Show grounds on October 5, 2024, in Butler, Pennsylvania.

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 Canary in a Coal Mine

Ignore floods, hurricanes, wild fires! There are profits to be made!

Oct 25, 2024 / OppArt / Peter Kuper

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