Finance

We’re in a Pandemic. Cancel Student Debt Now.

We’re in a Pandemic. Cancel Student Debt Now. We’re in a Pandemic. Cancel Student Debt Now.

Student borrowers say that congressional relief has been woefully insufficient. And they’re terrified facing its end in September.

Jul 20, 2020 / StudentNation / Veronica Irwin

What Does It Really Mean to Invest In Black Communities?

What Does It Really Mean to Invest In Black Communities? What Does It Really Mean to Invest In Black Communities?

As the call grows to “divest and invest,” it is essential that we not exchange the violence of the police for the violence of finance capitalism.

Jun 29, 2020 / Feature / Destin Jenkins

Woman with yellow umbrella walking through Miami

Florida’s Flooded Future: ‘Retreat While There’s Still Time’ Florida’s Flooded Future: ‘Retreat While There’s Still Time’

With sea levels rising, Miami will be underwater by the end of the century.

Jun 8, 2020 / Laura Raim

A woman holds the leg of an officer arresting her

Debt Relief for Tyrants Is a Terrible Idea Debt Relief for Tyrants Is a Terrible Idea

Bernie Sanders and Ilhan Omar want to cancel the debts of the world’s poorest countries. In some cases, that’s a big mistake.

Jun 3, 2020 / Helen C. Epstein

Charging Bull

To Save New York City, We Need to Follow the Money To Save New York City, We Need to Follow the Money

While the City may be stuck with an austerity budget, Wall Street thrives. It’s time for the financial industry to pay its share.

May 19, 2020 / Helen Rosenthal

Graffiti reading

The Vulture Capitalists Are Counting on Us to Do Nothing The Vulture Capitalists Are Counting on Us to Do Nothing

If we don’t come together quickly, when America “reopens,” it will be much like the old America.

Apr 30, 2020 / Quinn Slobodian

US forces wearing protective gear on an air base

How Trump’s Foreign Policy Puts Troops at Risk of Covid-19 How Trump’s Foreign Policy Puts Troops at Risk of Covid-19

A leaked intelligence brief reveals US sanctions have “left Iran bereft of financial resources to mount an effective public health response.”

Apr 22, 2020 / Ken Klippenstein

Student debt protest

Now Is the Time to Cancel Student Debt Now Is the Time to Cancel Student Debt

Maintaining the persistent burden of student debt is a recipe for economic disaster for millions of everyday people.

Mar 18, 2020 / StudentNation / Cody Hounanian and Natalia Abrams

The Long Roots of Corporate Irresponsibility

The Long Roots of Corporate Irresponsibility The Long Roots of Corporate Irresponsibility

Nicholas Lemann’s history of 20th century corporations, Transaction Man, shows how an unrelenting faith in the market and profit doomed the American economy.

Mar 17, 2020 / Books & the Arts / Rick Perlstein

Donald Trump

Trump Wouldn’t Save You From This Pandemic Even if He Could Trump Wouldn’t Save You From This Pandemic Even if He Could

This administration has always prioritized Wall Street over working Americans. Its response to the coronavirus will be more of the same.

Mar 13, 2020 / Nomi Prins

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