Economy

The Iowa State Capitol

Want to Manufacture Explosives? Soon You Can Hire Teenagers to Do It. Want to Manufacture Explosives? Soon You Can Hire Teenagers to Do It.

The Iowa state Senate recently ratified a bill that would lower age minimums for workers and reduce liability for companies with unsafe working conditions.

Apr 21, 2023 / Chris Lehmann

US President Joe Biden speaks outside St. Muredach's Cathedral in Ballina, County Mayo, Ireland, on Friday, April 14, 2023.

Why Irish Joe Makes British Tories Cry Uncle Sam Why Irish Joe Makes British Tories Cry Uncle Sam

A visit to the Emerald Isle provokes post-Brexit angst in the United Kingdom.

Apr 21, 2023 / Jeet Heer

An Arkansas girl in migrant camp near Greenfield, Salinas Valley, Calif., 1939

How Reading “The Economist” Helped Me to Stop Worrying About White Supremacy How Reading “The Economist” Helped Me to Stop Worrying About White Supremacy

A recent viral sensation identifies the migration of poor whites as the cause of the problem—letting the rest of us off the hook!

Apr 21, 2023 / Sarah Taber

John Poulos, chief executive officer of Dominion Voting Systems, speaks during a news conference

Thanks to Dominion’s Lawsuit, We Got the Truth About Fox. The Rest Is Up to Us. Thanks to Dominion’s Lawsuit, We Got the Truth About Fox. The Rest Is Up to Us.

Now we know that Fox deliberately lied about its role in vote-switching for Biden. Future lawsuits start there. So do we.

Apr 20, 2023 / Joan Walsh

Power lines for Bitcoin mining warehouses in Rockdale, Tex.

A Bitcoin Mining Exposé Strengthens the Case for a Carbon Tax A Bitcoin Mining Exposé Strengthens the Case for a Carbon Tax

Either tax carbon or send in the commandos.

Apr 20, 2023 / Charles Komanoff

Signage for Hachette Book Group

When You Buy a Book, You Can Loan It to Anyone. This Judge Says Libraries Can’t. Why Not? When You Buy a Book, You Can Loan It to Anyone. This Judge Says Libraries Can’t. Why Not?

The lawsuit against Controlled Digital Lending is about giving corporations—rather than readers, buyers, borrowers, or authors—control over content.

Apr 20, 2023 / Michelle M. Wu

A US Special Forces soldier at a remote village in the Arghandab District in Afghanistan

The Army Is Recruiting—Gen Z Just Isn’t Biting The Army Is Recruiting—Gen Z Just Isn’t Biting

After 20 years of losing wars, who can blame them?

Apr 20, 2023 / Nan Levinson

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis at a podium, seen from below, with his image on a large TV screen above him.

Ron DeSantis Might Have Already Blown His Shot at 2024 Ron DeSantis Might Have Already Blown His Shot at 2024

A top donor backs off over the governor’s six-week abortion law and book banning. A threat to build a state prison adjacent to Disney World seems unhinged. “Pudding fingers” is mak...

Apr 19, 2023 / Joan Walsh

Jerry Mander, author of Four Arguments for the Elimination of Television, at his typewriter.

Jerry Mander Was the Groundbreaking Activism-Adman Jerry Mander Was the Groundbreaking Activism-Adman

He was a key figure in the anti-globalization movement—RIP.

Apr 19, 2023 / The Editors

Transgender Day of Visibility

“I Live in a Gray Area”: Being a Trans High School Student Without Support “I Live in a Gray Area”: Being a Trans High School Student Without Support

As a transgender minor with deeply conservative parents, I’m unable to be diagnosed with gender dysphoria. But I still ​​​found my name and community.

Apr 19, 2023 / StudentNation / Spencer Katz

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