Economy

New York City Now Protects Interns Against Sexual Harassment—but With One Major Loophole

New York City Now Protects Interns Against Sexual Harassment—but With One Major Loophole New York City Now Protects Interns Against Sexual Harassment—but With One Major Loophole

An untold number of interns could be excluded from the new law due to a question of classification.

Apr 25, 2014 / Michelle Chen

Chris Christie Lauds Scott Walker’s Union Bashing

Chris Christie Lauds Scott Walker’s Union Bashing Chris Christie Lauds Scott Walker’s Union Bashing

The New Jersey governor backs Wisconsin’s governor, a potential 2016 rival, in his capacity as chairman of the Republican Governors Association.

Apr 25, 2014 / Bob and Barbara Dreyfuss

Bad Apple Campaign Takes Its Message to the Technology Giant’s Doorstep

Bad Apple Campaign Takes Its Message to the Technology Giant’s Doorstep Bad Apple Campaign Takes Its Message to the Technology Giant’s Doorstep

This afternoon, activists from Green America and China Labor Watch will stage a protest outside Apple's "cube" store in New York City.

Apr 25, 2014 / NationAction

Fast-Food CEOs Make 1,200 Times As Much As One of Their Workers—and They Want to Keep It That Way

Fast-Food CEOs Make 1,200 Times As Much As One of Their Workers—and They Want to Keep It That Way Fast-Food CEOs Make 1,200 Times As Much As One of Their Workers—and They Want to Keep It That Way

The food industry is now the most unequal sector in the American economy.

Apr 24, 2014 / Zoë Carpenter

Life Inside the New Minimum Wage Economy

Life Inside the New Minimum Wage Economy Life Inside the New Minimum Wage Economy

Taxpayers are basically moneylenders to a government that is far more interested in subsidizing business than in caring for their workers.

Apr 24, 2014 / Peter Van Buren

80 Percent of the World’s Fossil Fuels Must Stay in the Ground to Avert Catastrophe

80 Percent of the World’s Fossil Fuels Must Stay in the Ground to Avert Catastrophe 80 Percent of the World’s Fossil Fuels Must Stay in the Ground to Avert Catastrophe

What what will it take to make the energy companies relinquish this wealth?

Apr 23, 2014 / Chris Hayes

The Power of Piketty’s ‘Capital’

The Power of Piketty’s ‘Capital’ The Power of Piketty’s ‘Capital’

A brilliant book has named the problem of our time. But will anything change?

Apr 23, 2014 / Column / Eric Alterman

Christie Hones His 2016 Stump Speech at a Chamber of Commerce Event

Christie Hones His 2016 Stump Speech at a Chamber of Commerce Event Christie Hones His 2016 Stump Speech at a Chamber of Commerce Event

But the scandals seem inexorable.

Apr 23, 2014 / Bob and Barbara Dreyfuss

Obama’s Free Trade Agreement Ignores the Scandal of Rana Plaza

Obama’s Free Trade Agreement Ignores the Scandal of Rana Plaza Obama’s Free Trade Agreement Ignores the Scandal of Rana Plaza

The president should be proposing new rules for importers who manufacture their products overseas, but don’t hold your breath.

Apr 23, 2014 / William Greider

Elizabeth Warren Wants to Give Students a Fighting Chance

Elizabeth Warren Wants to Give Students a Fighting Chance Elizabeth Warren Wants to Give Students a Fighting Chance

Forty percent of households headed by someone under the age of thirty-five are saddled with student debt, unable to buy homes, raise families and secure their futures.  

Apr 23, 2014 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

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