Covid Catastrophe: Trump Fiddles While America Burns Covid Catastrophe: Trump Fiddles While America Burns
After two months of ignoring health experts, the fool in the White House lashes out at governors and the most vulnerable.
Mar 24, 2020 / no-paywall / Sasha Abramsky
A Tale of Two Plagues A Tale of Two Plagues
Tips on self-isolation from Daniel Defoe and Giovanni Boccaccio
Mar 20, 2020 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Disney Is Not the Greatest Place on Earth to Work Disney Is Not the Greatest Place on Earth to Work
On the occasion of CEO Robert Iger’s departure, it’s a good time to remember the messed-up ways in which Walt Disney Company makes its money.
Mar 12, 2020 / Peter Dreier
The NBA’s Coronavirus Cancellation and the Workers Left Behind The NBA’s Coronavirus Cancellation and the Workers Left Behind
The season had to be put on hold, but the economic repercussions must be addressed.
Mar 12, 2020 / no-paywall / Dave Zirin
A Survival Guide for the Coronavirus Economy A Survival Guide for the Coronavirus Economy
How the government should act when public health concerns are economic ones, too.
Mar 12, 2020 / no-paywall / Joelle Gamble
Our Capitalist, Corporatist Country Is Drastically Unprepared for the Coronavirus Our Capitalist, Corporatist Country Is Drastically Unprepared for the Coronavirus
Stemming the tide of coronavirus may require lots of people to stay home from work. The problem is, that’s a luxury many workers can’t afford.
Mar 4, 2020 / no-paywall / Elie Mystal
E-Sports Are Rife With Exploitation E-Sports Are Rife With Exploitation
The corporate success of competitive gaming obscures the industry’s dark side: a massive underclass of underpaid freelancers.
Feb 26, 2020 / Alexander Lee
GOP Strategy, Texas Style: Praise God and Whip Up the Xenophobia GOP Strategy, Texas Style: Praise God and Whip Up the Xenophobia
That’s what Governor Greg Abbott is doing in refusing to accept new refugees.
Jan 14, 2020 / Signal:Noise / Sasha Abramsky
California’s New ‘Gig Worker’ Law Will Hurt Freelancers California’s New ‘Gig Worker’ Law Will Hurt Freelancers
Intended to protect Uber, Lyft, and other exploited contract workers, the new statute will severely damage writers, photographers, and artists.
Jan 10, 2020 / Signal:Noise / Sasha Abramsky
The 2010s Radicalized Video Games—and the People Who Make Them The 2010s Radicalized Video Games—and the People Who Make Them
As an increasing number of games began to critique 21st century capitalism, their designers in the US battled for unionization.
Dec 19, 2019 / Lewis Gordon