Economy

More than 55,000 striking members of SEIU Local 721 march on Tuesday, April 29, 2025, in Los Angeles.

Is It Time for Unions to Rethink Everything? Is It Time for Unions to Rethink Everything?

As union membership declines and regulators turn against workers, maybe we need to start talking about some radical change to the way the labor movement works.

May 8, 2025 / Jacqui Germain

Voted for Poor Health

Voted for Poor Health Voted for Poor Health

Buyers’ remorse for MAGA?

May 7, 2025 / OppArt / Jesse Duquette

A worker assembles components of modular housing in the Capsys factory in the Brooklyn Navy Yard in New York in 2016, shortly before it was repurposed as the Nehemiah Spring Creek housing development.

When It Comes to Building New Housing, “Abundance” Is More Like Avoidance When It Comes to Building New Housing, “Abundance” Is More Like Avoidance

Neither Klein and Thompson nor many of their critics on the left offer a robust strategy for actually building affordable homes. Here’s one that has been proven to work.

May 7, 2025 / Mike Gecan

Cruelty Is the Point

Cruelty Is the Point Cruelty Is the Point

Trump’s deportations and defundings = death.

May 6, 2025 / OppArt / Anonymous (NYC)

President Donald Trump speaks to members of the media on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, on Sunday, May 4, 2025.

Rationing Dolls and Pencils: Trump’s Ramblings Preview the Economy He’s Wrecking Rationing Dolls and Pencils: Trump’s Ramblings Preview the Economy He’s Wrecking

The president spewed absolute nonsense on Sunday. It should spark speculation about his mental capacity.

May 5, 2025 / Joan Walsh

Headshot of Ro Khanna speaking next to medium shot of Majorie Taylor Greene on phone.

Netanyahu Is Pushing for an Iran War, but Trump Holds Back for Now Netanyahu Is Pushing for an Iran War, but Trump Holds Back for Now

Michael Waltz’s demotion is a flashpoint in the MAGA civil war over foreign policy.

May 5, 2025 / Jeet Heer

Trump’s Racist Attacks on Democracy, Up…

Trump’s Racist Attacks on Democracy, Up… Trump’s Racist Attacks on Democracy, Up…

Stock market, down.

May 5, 2025 / OppArt / Giulio Bonasera

Illustration of Haymarket Riot in Chicago by T. de Thulstrup

Almost 140 Years After the Haymarket Affair, Will Workers Fight for the 4-Day Week? Almost 140 Years After the Haymarket Affair, Will Workers Fight for the 4-Day Week?

In the 1880s, labor leaders believed that the eight-hour day was one of the only demands that could unite all working people. Today, the four-day week could do the same.

May 5, 2025 / StudentNation / Andrew Berka

Sh*t Gets Real

Sh*t Gets Real Sh*t Gets Real

Pritzkrieg!

May 2, 2025 / Steve Brodner

The Last (Michael) Waltz

The Last (Michael) Waltz The Last (Michael) Waltz

We should welcome the humiliation of Trump’s hawkish, neocon national security adviser.

May 2, 2025 / Jeet Heer

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