Economy

No Public Restrooms Sign

The Politics of Going to the Bathroom The Politics of Going to the Bathroom

Access to adequate restrooms is a fundamental necessity for everyone, but it’s harder to come by the less structural power you have.

May 23, 2019 / Natalie Shure

Nipsey Hussle

Black Capitalism Won’t Save Us Black Capitalism Won’t Save Us

Celebrities like Killer Mike and Jay-Z equate black ownership with liberation—but you can’t end racial inequality with consumerism.

May 22, 2019 / Aaron Ross Coleman

NOLA's Charter Schools

New Orleans Argues Whether an All-Charter City Can Be Truly Democratic New Orleans Argues Whether an All-Charter City Can Be Truly Democratic

Can a locally elected school board bring accountability to the city’s charter schools, or will it give an upper hand to well-connected parents?

May 21, 2019 / Emmanuel Felton

Bernie Sanders

Bernie’s Plan to Save Public Schools Bernie’s Plan to Save Public Schools

Sanders has the most progressive education platform in modern American history.

May 20, 2019 / StudentNation / Nikhil Goyal

Anthony Abraham Jack

Anthony Abraham Jack Wants to Redefine How We Think About College Campus Inequality Anthony Abraham Jack Wants to Redefine How We Think About College Campus Inequality

His new book, The Privileged Poor, examines the way elite colleges and universities welcome, and don’t welcome, students from the working classes. 

May 17, 2019 / Q&A / Edwin Aponte

2019 State of the City

Can Anything Good Come of de Blasio’s Quixotic Quest for President? Can Anything Good Come of de Blasio’s Quixotic Quest for President?

New York’s mayor has delivered some real, progressive change—which is why he should remain focused on improving the lives of people in his city.

May 16, 2019 / Jarrett Murphy

Donald Trump

Donald Trump’s Tax Maneuvers Are Typical for His Class Donald Trump’s Tax Maneuvers Are Typical for His Class

If there’s a tax-evasion problem, it festers at the top of our income scale. Yet the IRS too often expends its precious resources going after the poor.

May 16, 2019 / Bryce Covert

Sophie Lewis

Want to Dismantle Capitalism? Abolish the Family Want to Dismantle Capitalism? Abolish the Family

Feminist theorist Sophie Lewis’s new book looks at how rethinking pregnancy and the idea of family as forms of labor is central to emancipatory politics.

May 16, 2019 / Q&A / Rosemarie Ho

California food stamps

Economic Security Should Be Lifelong Economic Security Should Be Lifelong

The US government already has the means to assure lifelong financial stability to all Americans. Here’s how we can make it happen.

May 15, 2019 / Peter Barnes

Wrestling’s Radical Champion

Wrestling’s Radical Champion Wrestling’s Radical Champion

Wrestler David Starr joins the show to talk about his activism and the world of wrestling.

May 14, 2019 / Podcast / Dave Zirin

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