Economy

Our Maniac in the White House: Tales of Woe and Resistance

Our Maniac in the White House: Tales of Woe and Resistance Our Maniac in the White House: Tales of Woe and Resistance

Trump is inflicting enormous damage with his great and unmatched idiocy. But California continues to dance to its own tune, with a raft of progressive legislation.

Oct 11, 2019 / Sasha Abramsky

This One Weird Trick Makes Economies More Fair!

This One Weird Trick Makes Economies More Fair! This One Weird Trick Makes Economies More Fair!

A wealth tax is one of the most progressive government levies, falling entirely on the extremely wealthy.

Oct 11, 2019 / Mike Konczal

Washington’s Struggling Medical Residents Need a Raise

Washington’s Struggling Medical Residents Need a Raise Washington’s Struggling Medical Residents Need a Raise

How bullying, depression, debt, and 90-hour weeks pushed members of the University of Washington Housestaff Association to walk out of the job. 

Oct 9, 2019 / Jennifer Bernstein

Bond-Rating Agencies Have the Power to Destroy Radical Dreams

Bond-Rating Agencies Have the Power to Destroy Radical Dreams Bond-Rating Agencies Have the Power to Destroy Radical Dreams

Moody’s threatens Berlin over a progressive housing proposal.

Oct 9, 2019 / Clark Randall

The NBA Is Only ‘Woke’ When It’s Profitable

The NBA Is Only ‘Woke’ When It’s Profitable The NBA Is Only ‘Woke’ When It’s Profitable

The NBA sides with their multibillion-dollar business partners over the human rights of demonstrators being gunned down in Hong Kong.

Oct 8, 2019 / Dave Zirin

A Tool to Improve Baseball Performance Has Become a Weapon Against the Players

A Tool to Improve Baseball Performance Has Become a Weapon Against the Players A Tool to Improve Baseball Performance Has Become a Weapon Against the Players

How baseball’s numbers game threatens to strangle the sport.

Oct 8, 2019 / Feature / Kelly Candaele and Peter Dreier

Enough With the Flight Shaming, Already!

Enough With the Flight Shaming, Already! Enough With the Flight Shaming, Already!

You can’t fight climate change with ecological austerity alone.

Oct 7, 2019 / Alanna Schubach

How to Be a Radical Mayor

How to Be a Radical Mayor How to Be a Radical Mayor

Chokwe Antar Lumumba, the mayor of Jackson, Mississippi, explains why the presidency is like the plantation.

Oct 7, 2019 / Q&A / John Nichols

The Workers That Built America

The Workers That Built America The Workers That Built America

A new book puts the black working class at the center of American history.

Oct 7, 2019 / Books & the Arts / William P. Jones

Sports Illustrated magazine covers

The ‘Sports Illustrated’ Layoffs Are What Happen When We’re Ruled by Vampires The ‘Sports Illustrated’ Layoffs Are What Happen When We’re Ruled by Vampires

A private equity firm bought the esteemed magazine and let go half its employees, turning the invaluable legacy publication into a shell of its former self. 

Oct 4, 2019 / Dave Zirin

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