Economy

This Week in Poverty: The Immokalee Way

This Week in Poverty: The Immokalee Way This Week in Poverty: The Immokalee Way

The history of the Coalition of Immokalee Workers shows us just how much can be accomplished with savvy organizing at the grassroots and perseverance.  

Oct 18, 2013 / Greg Kaufmann

Farmworkers Hit NYC to Protest Wendy’s Labor Practices

Farmworkers Hit NYC to Protest Wendy’s Labor Practices Farmworkers Hit NYC to Protest Wendy’s Labor Practices

The Coalition of Immokalee Workers protests the fast-food company’s refusal to sign on to its fair labor initiative.

Oct 17, 2013 / Aaron Miguel Cantú

That Time When DC Stopped Funding Domestic Violence Shelters While Both Congressional Gyms Stayed Open

That Time When DC Stopped Funding Domestic Violence Shelters While Both Congressional Gyms Stayed Open That Time When DC Stopped Funding Domestic Violence Shelters While Both Congressional Gyms Stayed Open

Who decides what’s “essential” during a government shutdown?

Oct 17, 2013 / Mattea Kramer and Jo Comerford

Nothing Ted Cruz Said About the ACA Today Is True

Nothing Ted Cruz Said About the ACA Today Is True Nothing Ted Cruz Said About the ACA Today Is True

Ted Cruz made defiant, historic remarks today outside the Senate chamber--but little of what he said was correct. 

Oct 16, 2013 / George Zornick

No Justice for the Dead in Bangladesh

No Justice for the Dead in Bangladesh No Justice for the Dead in Bangladesh

Months after the Rana Plaza factory disaster, victims’ families have received little to no compensation.

Oct 16, 2013 / Feature / Jason Motlagh

The Government Shutdown Was a War Against the Poor

The Government Shutdown Was a War Against the Poor The Government Shutdown Was a War Against the Poor

America’s most vulnerable felt most of the pain.

Oct 16, 2013 / Sasha Abramsky

What Democrats Should Demand

What Democrats Should Demand What Democrats Should Demand

If Republicans are playing hardball, Democrats should too.

Oct 16, 2013 / Bryce Covert

Live Updates: Debt Ceiling Shutdown Approaches Zero Hour

Live Updates: Debt Ceiling Shutdown Approaches Zero Hour Live Updates: Debt Ceiling Shutdown Approaches Zero Hour

Congress is moving to end the showdown, but will hard-liners slow everything down?

Oct 16, 2013 / George Zornick, Annie Shields, Steven Hsieh, and Zoë Carpenter

Fossil Fuel Euphoria

Fossil Fuel Euphoria Fossil Fuel Euphoria

A new elite consensus is forming around the strategic advantages of expanded oil and gas production.

Oct 15, 2013 / Michael T. Klare

The Shutdown and Students

The Shutdown and Students The Shutdown and Students

Eleventh-hour-deadline-induced fights have become the forum of “debate” about fiscal responsibility, and the real loser to emerge from these cyclical crises is our gene...

Oct 14, 2013 / StudentNation / Sam Syde

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