Economy

Climate Change Is Already Reshaping How We Farm

Climate Change Is Already Reshaping How We Farm Climate Change Is Already Reshaping How We Farm

After years of struggling through summer heat and wildfire smoke, farmers in Washington are building their own, cooperatively run, future.

Mar 27, 2019 / Audrea Lim

March Madness

NCAA Exploitation Word Association NCAA Exploitation Word Association

Patrick Hruby joins the show to talk about March Madness, the NCAA, and possible solutions to the lack of player compensation.

Mar 26, 2019 / Podcast / Dave Zirin

What I Saw at the Dilley, Texas, Immigrant Detention Center

What I Saw at the Dilley, Texas, Immigrant Detention Center What I Saw at the Dilley, Texas, Immigrant Detention Center

The stories I heard from the women and children trapped in Trump’s willfully cruel immigration system will stay with me forever.

Mar 26, 2019 / Feature / Martin Garbus

The Road to Climate Catastrophe Runs Through a City Called Commerce

The Road to Climate Catastrophe Runs Through a City Called Commerce The Road to Climate Catastrophe Runs Through a City Called Commerce

But, if we listen carefully, the solutions to the climate crisis also come from Commerce.

Mar 26, 2019 / Ben Ehrenreich

Children at a daycare in California

All Families Should Be Able to Afford Childcare, and Here’s How All Families Should Be Able to Afford Childcare, and Here’s How

A new bill would also make sure childcare providers earn a living wage.

Mar 22, 2019 / Greg Kaufmann

Pentagon

Pentagon Spending Is a Poor Job Creator Pentagon Spending Is a Poor Job Creator

The Trump administration touts weapons spending as the best way to bolster the American economy. It’s not.

Mar 22, 2019 / William D. Hartung

Should I Out This Rapist?

Should I Out This Rapist? Should I Out This Rapist?

Another reader asks if wearing a sparkly ring makes her look “tone deaf” in a world where people are struggling.

Mar 22, 2019 / Liza Featherstone

More Than 90 Percent of Americans Have Pesticides or Their Byproducts in Their Bodies

More Than 90 Percent of Americans Have Pesticides or Their Byproducts in Their Bodies More Than 90 Percent of Americans Have Pesticides or Their Byproducts in Their Bodies

The real risks from chemicals in our food—for farmworkers and children, in particular—are being ignored.

Mar 21, 2019 / Liza Gross

Lori Loughlin College Scandal

The Admissions Scandal Is About Parental Narcissism—and the Schools’ Complicity The Admissions Scandal Is About Parental Narcissism—and the Schools’ Complicity

This is what college looks like for entitled parents who don’t care about education, and whose children don’t care either.

Mar 21, 2019 / Column / Katha Pollitt

The Past and Future of the American Strike

The Past and Future of the American Strike The Past and Future of the American Strike

A new book tells the history of America through its workplace struggles.

Mar 21, 2019 / Books & the Arts / Rich Yeselson

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