Economy

Kooper Caraway

‘Organize or Die’: Kooper Caraway Ushers in a New Labor Movement ‘Organize or Die’: Kooper Caraway Ushers in a New Labor Movement

The 28-year-old president of the Sioux Falls AFL-CIO puts international solidarity to work in South Dakota.

Mar 29, 2019 / Rebecca Zweig

Rural homelessness

The ‘Hidden’ Crisis of Rural Homelessness The ‘Hidden’ Crisis of Rural Homelessness

Until the federal government tackles rural homelessness as a distinct issue, the problem will only get worse.

Mar 28, 2019 / Jake Bittle

A Federal Judge Strikes Down Arkansas’s Medicaid Work Requirement

A Federal Judge Strikes Down Arkansas’s Medicaid Work Requirement A Federal Judge Strikes Down Arkansas’s Medicaid Work Requirement

Now the 18,000 Arkansans who lost health-care coverage are eligible to get it back.

Mar 28, 2019 / Bryce Covert

Keystone Protest

Democrats Should Have Called McConnell’s Bluff and Voted ‘Yes’ on the Green New Deal Democrats Should Have Called McConnell’s Bluff and Voted ‘Yes’ on the Green New Deal

New polls show people want bold action on climate–and grassroots organizing is well underway.

Mar 28, 2019 / Sean McElwee, Vijay Das, and Julian Brave NoiseCat

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on the campaign trail

AOC Torches the Republican Talking Point That Caring About Climate Change Is ‘Elitist’ AOC Torches the Republican Talking Point That Caring About Climate Change Is ‘Elitist’

“People are dying” while the GOP helps oil companies and bails out banks.

Mar 27, 2019 / Mark Hertsgaard

Trump at Carrier Plant

Declining Federal Oversight of Workplace Safety Could Have Fatal Consequences Declining Federal Oversight of Workplace Safety Could Have Fatal Consequences

A drop in federal safety inspectors has coincided with an increase in deaths in workplaces monitored by OSHA.

Mar 27, 2019 / Michelle Chen

Donte Ingram

Ending the NCAA’s Tax Exemption Should Be a Slam Dunk Ending the NCAA’s Tax Exemption Should Be a Slam Dunk

The NCAA is a billion-dollar a year media company, and it should pay its taxes.

Mar 27, 2019 / Ronald Katz

Climate Change Is Already Reshaping How We Farm

Climate Change Is Already Reshaping How We Farm Climate Change Is Already Reshaping How We Farm

After years of struggling through summer heat and wildfire smoke, farmers in Washington are building their own, cooperatively run, future.

Mar 27, 2019 / Audrea Lim

March Madness

NCAA Exploitation Word Association NCAA Exploitation Word Association

Patrick Hruby joins the show to talk about March Madness, the NCAA, and possible solutions to the lack of player compensation.

Mar 26, 2019 / Podcast / Dave Zirin

What I Saw at the Dilley, Texas, Immigrant Detention Center

What I Saw at the Dilley, Texas, Immigrant Detention Center What I Saw at the Dilley, Texas, Immigrant Detention Center

The stories I heard from the women and children trapped in Trump’s willfully cruel immigration system will stay with me forever.

Mar 26, 2019 / Feature / Martin Garbus

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