Splinterlands: The View From 2050 Splinterlands: The View From 2050
A dystopian fictional tour of the world that awaits us.
Nov 10, 2015 / John Feffer
Standing Up for Migrant Workers in the Gulf, 1 Installation at a Time Standing Up for Migrant Workers in the Gulf, 1 Installation at a Time
For the artists in the activist group Gulf Labor, the Guggenheim Abu Dhabi epitomizes the conquest of art by corporate interests.
Nov 9, 2015 / Ursula Lindsey
The Strange, True Story of the Man Whose Maid Was Worth Millions The Strange, True Story of the Man Whose Maid Was Worth Millions
Manju Das thought her future was secured when she went to work as the housekeeper for a wealthy corporate executive. Little did she realize how she was being used.
Nov 9, 2015 / Feature / Nilita Vachani
The Moral Case Against the TPP The Moral Case Against the TPP
The TPP doesn’t just put jobs at risk. It rewrites the rules of business for big corporations—just ask Pope Francis.
Oct 13, 2015 / Manuel Pérez-Rocha
Hillary Clinton Just Made Passage of the TPP Much More Difficult Hillary Clinton Just Made Passage of the TPP Much More Difficult
Forget 2016–Hillary just changed the congressional debate on the trade pact.
Oct 7, 2015 / George Zornick
The TPP Prioritizes the ‘Rights’ of Corporations Over Workers, the Environment, and Democracy The TPP Prioritizes the ‘Rights’ of Corporations Over Workers, the Environment, and Democracy
‘‘Corporations still have an extra-judicial process to enforce their rights. That’s not the case for labor and environmental standards.’’
Oct 7, 2015 / John Nichols
A TPP Deal Is Finally Reached, but Don’t Assume It Will Pass Congress A TPP Deal Is Finally Reached, but Don’t Assume It Will Pass Congress
Election-year pressures and the deal’s actual details may yet scuttle final passage of TPP.
Oct 5, 2015 / George Zornick
China’s Stock Market Crash Is the Latest Crisis of Global Capitalism China’s Stock Market Crash Is the Latest Crisis of Global Capitalism
Alongside rising protests from farmers and workers, China now confronts a middle class anxious about a slowdown in growth and burned by the stock market bust. It’s a volatile brew.
Oct 5, 2015 / Walden Bello
These Guestworkers Just Won $20 Million Back From the Company That Trafficked Them These Guestworkers Just Won $20 Million Back From the Company That Trafficked Them
An unprecedented win highlights just how exploitative this country’s guestworker program really is.
Oct 2, 2015 / Michelle Chen
The Right Is Alienating a Huge and Amazingly Diverse Immigrant Population The Right Is Alienating a Huge and Amazingly Diverse Immigrant Population
Our relentless focus on the Latino vote obscures all the other people GOP nativists are pissing off.
Oct 1, 2015 / Joshua Holland