Sweatshops Won’t Help the World’s Poor, but Unions Could Sweatshops Won’t Help the World’s Poor, but Unions Could
Influential liberals said low-paid manufacturing jobs would help the Global South. They were wrong then—and they’re especially wrong now.
Sep 15, 2021 / James North
The Resilience of India Walton The Resilience of India Walton
The union nurse from Buffalo is fighting to become the first socialist mayor of a major US city since 1960.
Sep 15, 2021 / Raina Lipsitz
Who’s to Blame in “The White Lotus”? Who’s to Blame in “The White Lotus”?
In the weeks since the release of Mike White’s latest HBO series, debate has centered on the show’s politics. Is it liberal satire or spectacle?
Sep 15, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Vikram Murthi
Blinken and Biden Are Right: Afghanistan Is Not Saigon Blinken and Biden Are Right: Afghanistan Is Not Saigon
But not in the way they think.
Sep 15, 2021 / Alfred McCoy
For Joe Manchin, It’s Always About Joe Manchin For Joe Manchin, It’s Always About Joe Manchin
Keep fronting for your Big Pharma, fossil fuel donors, and you’ll go down in history as the senator who destroyed our shaky democracy.
Sep 14, 2021 / Joan Walsh
Is Ballet at a Turning Pointe? Is Ballet at a Turning Pointe?
Journalist Dr. Chloe Angyal joins the show to talk about her book on the youth ballet pipeline, Turning Pointe.
Sep 14, 2021 / Podcast / Dave Zirin
Introducing “Going for Broke,” Our Latest Podcast Introducing “Going for Broke,” Our Latest Podcast
Subscribe today to learn more about the new show from the Economic Hardship Reporting Project and The Nation, launching October 18.
Sep 14, 2021 / Podcast / Economic Hardship Reporting Project and The Nation
Germany’s Secret Success: Turning Immigration Into a Nonissue Germany’s Secret Success: Turning Immigration Into a Nonissue
Despite predictions of electoral disaster, Angela Merkel’s decision to admit 1.7 million asylum seekers has become politically popular.
Sep 14, 2021 / Linda Mannheim