Climate Justice Organizer to Citi CEO: “Talk Is Cheap” Climate Justice Organizer to Citi CEO: “Talk Is Cheap”
An interview with Alice Hu, one of the lead organizers of the “Summer of Heat” campaign targeting Wall Street fossil fuel financiers.
Aug 8, 2024 / Wen Stephenson
For Amazon Workers, $30 Is the New $15 For Amazon Workers, $30 Is the New $15
Recent skirmishes signal the growing confidence of Amazon workers, demonstrating that withdrawal of labor can force even the most powerful company in the world into concessions.
Aug 8, 2024 / Jonathan Rosenblum
Gavin Newsom Is Creating a Disaster for Unhoused People Gavin Newsom Is Creating a Disaster for Unhoused People
The governor’s order to sweep California’s encampments will please his constituents—and perpetuate the homelessness crisis.
Aug 1, 2024 / Piper French
Forget Trump’s Idea of Tax-Free Tips Forget Trump’s Idea of Tax-Free Tips
Let’s end tipping altogether.
Aug 1, 2024 / Sonali Kolhatkar
Why the GOP Removed Anti-Gay Language From Its Platform Why the GOP Removed Anti-Gay Language From Its Platform
Amid many Republicans’ continued hostility to LGBTQ rights in state legislatures, Democrats call the RNC’s removal of opposition to same-sex marriage “political theater.”
Aug 1, 2024 / StudentNation / Liam Beran
The Maduro Government Is Probably Stealing the Election in Venezuela The Maduro Government Is Probably Stealing the Election in Venezuela
But maintaining economic warfare by the US—including sanctions—only hurts the Venezuelan people.
Jul 30, 2024 / James North
Kamala Harris Needs to Put Arrogant Plutocratic Donors in Their Place Kamala Harris Needs to Put Arrogant Plutocratic Donors in Their Place
Wealthy centrists are already pressuring Democrats to give up their progressive achievements.
Jul 29, 2024 / Jeet Heer
The Paris Olympics Are Kicking Off With Protests The Paris Olympics Are Kicking Off With Protests
“The Olympic Games are profoundly disrupting the lives of French people,” the protesters wrote in a joint statement.“The question then arises: Who benefits from the Games?”
Jul 26, 2024 / Dave Zirin and Jules Boykoff
Working-Class Americans Prefer a “Hand Up” to a “Handout” Working-Class Americans Prefer a “Hand Up” to a “Handout”
Working- and middle-class Americans take pride in their work. If Democrats want to win their votes, they need to acknowledge and appeal to that pride, not dismiss or patronize it....
Jul 23, 2024 / Column / Erica Etelson
Do People Think the Economy Is Bad Because the Media Failed, or Because the Economy Is Actually Bad? Do People Think the Economy Is Bad Because the Media Failed, or Because the Economy Is Actually Bad?
Two experts look at the data come to very different conclusions about the state of the US economy.
Jul 19, 2024 / The Debate / Dean Baker and Wesley Bignell