Business

Mark Zuckerberg testifies to Congress

The Right Is Working the Ref Yet Again. This Time on Facebook—and It’s Working. The Right Is Working the Ref Yet Again. This Time on Facebook—and It’s Working.

Facebook caves to conservative critics by embracing Fox-friendly “news.”

Aug 16, 2018 / Column / Eric Alterman

The Shareholder Revolution Devours Its Children

The Shareholder Revolution Devours Its Children The Shareholder Revolution Devours Its Children

The economy has been rigged to channel wealth to a tiny elite.

Aug 15, 2018 / Editorial / Mike Konczal

Worse Than Lead?

Worse Than Lead? Worse Than Lead?

Special Investigation: The chemical industry strikes again, shifting from lead to flame retardants that also sicken and kill.

Aug 15, 2018 / Feature / Jamie Lincoln Kitman

Port Truck Drivers Strike California

‘A National Disgrace’: Port Truckers Demand an End to Misclassification ‘A National Disgrace’: Port Truckers Demand an End to Misclassification

A new California bill aims to end indentured servitude in the port-trucking industry.

Aug 13, 2018 / Michael Sainato

ICE detention facility

Who Profits From Our Prison System? Who Profits From Our Prison System?

Mapping the corporations and firms with stakes in our jails, prisons, and immigrant-detention centers.

Aug 9, 2018 / Michelle Chen

Student debt protest

The State Lawsuit That Could Set a Precedent for Nationwide Student-Loan Refunds The State Lawsuit That Could Set a Precedent for Nationwide Student-Loan Refunds

What is certain is that borrowers will continue to pay the price if student-loan companies aren’t held accountable.

Aug 9, 2018 / StudentNation / Natalia Abrams and Senya Merchant

UAW members outside the Nissan plant

A ‘Summer of Workers’ Win in Missouri Could Be a Pivot Point for American Labor A ‘Summer of Workers’ Win in Missouri Could Be a Pivot Point for American Labor

Unions are fighting to overturn a so-called “right-to-work” law. If they win, it will be a huge victory for working Americans.

Aug 6, 2018 / John Nichols

Climate protesters

What the ‘New York Times’ Climate Blockbuster Missed What the ‘New York Times’ Climate Blockbuster Missed

Nathaniel Rich’s article illustrates American failures, not global ones.

Aug 2, 2018 / Kate Aronoff

Trump tariff announcement

These 5 Trump Policies Are Leading Us Toward Economic Chaos These 5 Trump Policies Are Leading Us Toward Economic Chaos

The question is not if but when.

Aug 2, 2018 / Nomi Prins

Democracy Spring 2016

Don’t Let Corporate Money Dominate the Midterms Don’t Let Corporate Money Dominate the Midterms

You can also organize in your community to demand that all separated immigrant families are reunited and freed from detention.

Jul 31, 2018 / no-paywall / NationAction

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