Economy

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’Tis the Season to Renew and Expand the US Postal Service ’Tis the Season to Renew and Expand the US Postal Service

Threatened by Trump and the GOP with privatization schemes, the postal service is a treasure than must be saved.

Dec 28, 2018 / John Nichols

Istanbul protest

Erdogan’s War on Workers Erdogan’s War on Workers

Turkey’s crackdown on dissent extends to the country’s fractured labor movement.

Dec 28, 2018 / Cole Stangler

Deputy Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan, speaks to reporters

The Trouble With Patrick Shanahan The Trouble With Patrick Shanahan

A 31-year Boeing employee, member of the Boeing Executive Council, and the embodiment of the military-industrial complex will soon be running the Pentagon. 

Dec 27, 2018 / John Nichols

Charles Dickens Could Teach Trump a Thing or Two About how to ‘Keep Christmas Well’

Charles Dickens Could Teach Trump a Thing or Two About how to ‘Keep Christmas Well’ Charles Dickens Could Teach Trump a Thing or Two About how to ‘Keep Christmas Well’

FDR used A Christmas Carol as an instruction manual. The Trump White House merely uses it as a color-coordinated prop.

Dec 24, 2018 / John Nichols

Amazon

Is This the Turning Point in the Fight Against Amazon? Is This the Turning Point in the Fight Against Amazon?

New fronts against the mega-retailers brutal business practices are opening up all the time.

Dec 21, 2018 / Michelle Chen

Hungary Slave Law Protests

Hungary’s ‘Slave Law’ Has Sparked Nationwide Protests Hungary’s ‘Slave Law’ Has Sparked Nationwide Protests

New legislation allows businesses to impose a massive amount of overtime on workers—and citizens are furious.

Dec 21, 2018 / Jordan Stancil

The Battle Over NAFTA 2.0 Has Just Begun

The Battle Over NAFTA 2.0 Has Just Begun The Battle Over NAFTA 2.0 Has Just Begun

Progressives must fight strategically to improve it—if they don’t, the consequences could be devastating.

Dec 21, 2018 / Feature / Lori Wallach

zimbabwe empty bread shelves

Zimbabwe Has 5 Currencies but No Plan to Address Its Crisis Zimbabwe Has 5 Currencies but No Plan to Address Its Crisis

How can Zimbabwe recover from 80,000,000,000 percent inflation?

Dec 21, 2018 / Nanjala Nyabola

Santa Fe College

Who’s Leading the Next Unionization Charge? That’s Right: Florida. Who’s Leading the Next Unionization Charge? That’s Right: Florida.

The Service Employees International Union is poised to represent half of all adjunct faculty in the “right to work” state’s public-school system.

Dec 20, 2018 / StudentNation / Jake Bittle

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Letters From the January 14-21, 2019, Issue Letters From the January 14-21, 2019, Issue

Beyond family… Fox lite… One more lesson… No nukes are good nukes… Laying waste…

Dec 20, 2018 / Our Readers

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