What If the Minimum Wage Were $15 an Hour? What If the Minimum Wage Were $15 an Hour?
Inside the movement that’s pushing to make a living wage a reality in Seattle.
Apr 8, 2014 / Feature / Sasha Abramsky
Presidential Prospect or Not, Elizabeth Warren Has a Lesson for Democrats Presidential Prospect or Not, Elizabeth Warren Has a Lesson for Democrats
She's teaching her party how to take the events of a moment and weave them into a narrative that addresses the fundamental challenges facing the country.
Apr 8, 2014 / John Nichols
What’s the GOP’s Excuse for Opposing Equal Pay This Time? What’s the GOP’s Excuse for Opposing Equal Pay This Time?
Same as the last time.
Apr 8, 2014 / Zoë Carpenter
Why Wall Street Firms Make Terrible Landlords Why Wall Street Firms Make Terrible Landlords
The New York real estate market has become a private equity playground, and the result has been a disaster for tenants and the market alike.
Apr 8, 2014 / Laura Gottesdiener
11 GOP Excuses for Not Extending Unemployment Benefits 11 GOP Excuses for Not Extending Unemployment Benefits
Why don't Republicans want to extend long-term jobless aid? Actually, it's hard to tell.
Apr 8, 2014 / George Zornick
Poll Finds Jury Still Out on de Blasio Poll Finds Jury Still Out on de Blasio
And that’s good news for the progressive mayor.
Apr 8, 2014 / Jarrett Murphy
Writing, Prestige and Other Things That Don’t Pay the Rent Writing, Prestige and Other Things That Don’t Pay the Rent
Manjula Martin is trying to arm freelance writers with knowledge, but capitalism has the upper hand.
Apr 7, 2014 / Julia Carrie Wong
GOP Pro–Gay Marriage Funder’s Other Agenda: Bombing Iran GOP Pro–Gay Marriage Funder’s Other Agenda: Bombing Iran
Paul Singer is one of the Republican Party’s most effective fundraisers—and a leading proponent of using military force against Tehran.
Apr 7, 2014 / Eli Clifton
Next on the Progressive Agenda: Housing Next on the Progressive Agenda: Housing
If the UPK fight defined the first 100 days of the mayor’s current term, housing will likely dominate the remaining 1,360 days.
Apr 7, 2014 / Jarrett Murphy
Will the IMF Bailout Turn Ukraine Into Another Greece? Will the IMF Bailout Turn Ukraine Into Another Greece?
Ordinary people will be the undisputed losers in the International Monetary Fund’s loan deal with Ukraine.
Apr 7, 2014 / Alec Luhn