Economy
Farewell to Freakonomics Farewell to Freakonomics
On this episode of The Time of Monsters, Marshall Steinbaum on economics as a toxic discipline.
The True Threat of Donald Trump’s “Bloodbath” Speech The True Threat of Donald Trump’s “Bloodbath” Speech
Deplatforming the former president hasn’t worked, so America needs to rediscover his depravity.
Whom Does Adoption Really Serve? A Q&A With Gretchen Sisson Whom Does Adoption Really Serve? A Q&A With Gretchen Sisson
Sisson’s new book, Relinquished, is the corrective we need to shut down the Christian conservative myth that adoption can render abortion unnecessary.
The Tragedy and Tenacity of Public Housing in America The Tragedy and Tenacity of Public Housing in America
A cartoon report on the only policy proven to actually address the housing shortage—and how racism, inept management, and systematic disinvestment led to long-term decline.
Policy
The True Threat of Donald Trump’s “Bloodbath” Speech The True Threat of Donald Trump’s “Bloodbath” Speech
Deplatforming the former president hasn’t worked, so America needs to rediscover his depravity.
America Is Fast Becoming a Death-Dealing Nation America Is Fast Becoming a Death-Dealing Nation
Medicaid cuts and hospital closures are but two manifestations of a far larger attack on American health and healthcare.
Let the Presidential Election Mudslinging Begin! Let the Presidential Election Mudslinging Begin!
Trashing Donald Trump can’t be Joe Biden’s whole reelection message. But it’s a good start.
Labor
Shawn Fain: “Trump Doesn’t Give a Damn About Working-Class People” Shawn Fain: “Trump Doesn’t Give a Damn About Working-Class People”
An exclusive interview with the UAW president.
Why Is the ACLU Waging Class Warfare? Why Is the ACLU Waging Class Warfare?
The assumption that management’s job is to destroy unions is so deeply embedded in our society that even the iconic civil liberties organization is not immune.
Why the Environmental Justice Movement Should Support the UAW Organizing Drive Why the Environmental Justice Movement Should Support the UAW Organizing Drive
A progressive version of the right’s Southern strategy could remake our politics—and ensure that the cars of the future, and the batteries they run on, are built by union labor.
What We Can Learn From Minnesota Unions’ Big Contract Wins What We Can Learn From Minnesota Unions’ Big Contract Wins
Fifteen thousand workers in Minnesota voted to authorize strikes recently, the culmination of over a decade of cross-sector organizing—with powerful results.
How the Palestinian Justice Movement Helped Starbucks Workers United How the Palestinian Justice Movement Helped Starbucks Workers United
Starbucks worker organizing produced a historic union breakthrough, and this victory came about in part because of solidarity with Palestine.
The Score
You Deserve a 4-Day Workweek You Deserve a 4-Day Workweek
It’s time for Americans to claw their lives back from work.
Too Many Economists Thought This Was Impossible Too Many Economists Thought This Was Impossible
The increase in the number of people working has helped tamp down inflation and has shown the importance of aiming for full employment.
We Have the Solution to Child Poverty. Republicans Are Blocking It. We Have the Solution to Child Poverty. Republicans Are Blocking It.
The expansion of the child tax credits under the American Rescue Plan halved child poverty. When the policy ended, child poverty shot back up.
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Mar 1, 2024 / Daniel Bessner and Derek Davison