Gig Economy Jobs Don’t Have to Be Awful Gig Economy Jobs Don’t Have to Be Awful
The on-demand economy tends to be great for the consumer and bad for the worker—but it doesn’t have to be that way.
Apr 4, 2016 / Michelle Chen
Is Tinder Making Economic Inequality Worse? Is Tinder Making Economic Inequality Worse?
In theory, dating apps make it easier to meet people outside our social strata. In practice, we swipe right on people with similar socioeconomic backgrounds.
Mar 29, 2016 / Eliza Schultz
Why Have Democrats Failed in the State Where They’re Most Likely to Succeed? Why Have Democrats Failed in the State Where They’re Most Likely to Succeed?
Massachusetts should be a model state for liberal public policy, but instead it is one of the country’s most unequal.
Mar 29, 2016 / Dispatch / Thomas Frank
This Is What Political Revolution Really Looks Like This Is What Political Revolution Really Looks Like
Without these structural reforms to American democracy, even a progressive presidency couldn’t accomplish much.
Mar 25, 2016 / That’s Debatable / Wendy R. Weiser, Rob Richie, and Sanford Levinson
There Goes the Neighborhood: Turf Wars There Goes the Neighborhood: Turf Wars
In episode 3, we go back to the founding of East New York and meet the people who have been organizing since the 1960s.
Mar 23, 2016 / Audio / There Goes the Neighborhood and Kai Wright
This Congressional Progressive Caucus Budget Shows That Bold, Progressive Ideas Are Feasible and Sensible This Congressional Progressive Caucus Budget Shows That Bold, Progressive Ideas Are Feasible and Sensible
The remarkable CPC People’s Budget is an urgent call for the kinds of bigger, bolder reforms that can make our lives better.
Mar 22, 2016 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
What’s Wrong With Bernie Sanders’s Strategy What’s Wrong With Bernie Sanders’s Strategy
Building a Democratic coalition out of white, working-class voters won’t succeed. Just ask Hillary Clinton circa 2008.
Mar 21, 2016 / Joan Walsh
How Trump Dog-Whistles the Business Establishment How Trump Dog-Whistles the Business Establishment
He cleverly woos the GOP base on issues like trade, but this working-class hero is actually a willing agent of the 1 percenters.
Mar 18, 2016 / Naked Democracy / William Greider
America, the Unaffordable America, the Unaffordable
There’s a housing crisis. Everywhere. Can New York City create a blueprint to solve it?
How Housing Vouchers Can Fight Residential Segregation How Housing Vouchers Can Fight Residential Segregation
Vouchers shouldn’t merely keep people off the streets; they should help families move to neighborhoods with more opportunities.
Mar 15, 2016 / Eva Rosen