Economics

‘It’s Not Shameful to Work in the Fields. But It’s Hard.’

‘It’s Not Shameful to Work in the Fields. But It’s Hard.’ ‘It’s Not Shameful to Work in the Fields. But It’s Hard.’

Americans don’t want these jobs, or can’t do them—so nearly a quarter of a million guest workers do them instead.

Jul 29, 2019 / Migrant Voices / John Washington

Harvard Prison Divest Protests

Harvard Students Are Demanding More Than Divestment From Prison Profiteers Harvard Students Are Demanding More Than Divestment From Prison Profiteers

Reinvestment is an opening to the path to reparative justice.

Jul 26, 2019 / StudentNation / Pearl Bhatnagar and Anneke Gronke

Eco-Apartheid Is Real

Eco-Apartheid Is Real Eco-Apartheid Is Real

The climate crisis is converging with a housing crisis. We need to tackle both with a Green New Deal for Housing.

Jul 26, 2019 / Daniel Aldana Cohen

Mike Pompeo Iran

Iran Is Gambling That Trump Is Afraid of War Iran Is Gambling That Trump Is Afraid of War

In response to devastating US sanctions, Iran is choosing confrontation over surrender.

Jul 25, 2019 / Tony Karon

Venezuelan Crisis

What the UN Report Gets Right—and Wrong—About the Crisis in Venezuela What the UN Report Gets Right—and Wrong—About the Crisis in Venezuela

The document paints a devastating portrait of the country’s economic situation—but overlooks the US role in the suffering.

Jul 24, 2019 / Gabriel Hetland

Fight for 15

The Fight for $15 Has Created a Road Map for Change The Fight for $15 Has Created a Road Map for Change

The Raise the Wage Act is a winning issue for progressive candidates.

Jul 23, 2019 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

David Marcus Testifying Congress

Facebook Wants Its Own Currency. That Should Scare Us All. Facebook Wants Its Own Currency. That Should Scare Us All.

Instead of embracing Facebook’s Libra, we should be rallying for a public option for digital currency.

Jul 22, 2019 / Rohan Grey

Protests in Puerto Rico

Why Half a Million Puerto Ricans Are Protesting in the Streets Why Half a Million Puerto Ricans Are Protesting in the Streets

Battered by scandal and exhausted by austerity, they seek to determine their own political future.

Jul 19, 2019 / Ed Morales

The Street-by-Street Battle Against Climate Change

The Street-by-Street Battle Against Climate Change The Street-by-Street Battle Against Climate Change

While the Trump administration rolls back environmental protections and flouts science, this neighborhood is actually preparing.

Jul 17, 2019 / Taking Heat / Audrea Lim

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Letters From the July 29-August 5, 2019, Issue Letters From the July 29-August 5, 2019, Issue

In defense of aesthetes… The imperfect vs. the irredeemable… Pigs in space…

Jul 16, 2019 / Letters / Our Readers

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