States Are Doing What Big Government Won’t to Stop Climate Change States Are Doing What Big Government Won’t to Stop Climate Change
Officials hope the federal money, aimed at rebuilding economies ravaged by Covid-19, will support clean energy and carbon-cutting programs.
Sep 9, 2020 / James Bruggers, Judy Fahys, Marianne Lavelle, Evelyn Nieves, and Sabrina Shankman
Why Your Boss Wants You to Love Your Job Why Your Boss Wants You to Love Your Job
Sociologist Jamie K. McCallum argues in a new book that the idea of “meaningful work” has only persuaded us to work more and more.
Sep 9, 2020 / Robin Kaiser-Schatzlein
These Big City Mayors Want Green Stimulus Spending to Counter Covid-19 These Big City Mayors Want Green Stimulus Spending to Counter Covid-19
Outside the EU, most pandemic recovery spending has reinforced the carbon-intensive status quo.
Sep 9, 2020 / Andrew McCormick
What Do Young Black Women Want From This Election? What Do Young Black Women Want From This Election?
“Black women are always the ones who are asked to save folks, whether or not we get thanked or supported for it.”
Sep 9, 2020 / StudentNation / Kristen Johnson
The Wrong Lesson The Wrong Lesson
Returning to “business as usual” on US campuses is not only a medical danger but also poor pedagogy.
Sep 9, 2020 / StudentNation / Nathan Schneider
Biden Must Resist the Calls for a ‘Sister Souljah’ Moment Biden Must Resist the Calls for a ‘Sister Souljah’ Moment
This is time when a moral voice is needed, not a cynical one.
Sep 9, 2020 / Robert L. Borosage
That Was David Graeber That Was David Graeber
The anthropologist who coined “the 99 percent” and “bullshit jobs” died at age 59.
Sep 9, 2020 / Malcolm Harris
A New Study Exposes Just How Racist College Sports Have Become A New Study Exposes Just How Racist College Sports Have Become
Revenue-producing sports like football and basketball are subsidizing the athletic endeavors of the country club set.
Sep 8, 2020 / Dave Zirin
Someone Give Us the Gift of Time Travel Someone Give Us the Gift of Time Travel
And we thought 2014 was bad.
Sep 8, 2020 / Tom Tomorrow
Wisconsin’s Lieutenant Governor Talks About the Kenosha Protests and What Happens Next Wisconsin’s Lieutenant Governor Talks About the Kenosha Protests and What Happens Next
“Nobody thinks that that’s a responsible way to carry out justice—shooting someone in the back [multiple] times,” says Mandela Barnes. “That’s beyond bad police work.”
Sep 8, 2020 / Q&A / John Nichols