Economics

Volunteers fill boxes at a food distribution center.

Cutting $2,000 Payments, and Limiting Who’s Eligible for Them, Is Bad Economics and Loser Politics Cutting $2,000 Payments, and Limiting Who’s Eligible for Them, Is Bad Economics and Loser Politics

Biden’s under pressure from deficit hawks to slash his stimulus plan. Ro Khanna warns that doing so would be a “terrible” idea.

Feb 1, 2021 / John Nichols

Why I Joined the Jubilee 100 Student Debt Strike

Why I Joined the Jubilee 100 Student Debt Strike Why I Joined the Jubilee 100 Student Debt Strike

I strike not only for myself and my children but for all Black women and their children weighed down by predatory, unjust debts.

Jan 29, 2021 / StudentNation / Richelle Brooks

It’s the Economic Precarity, Stupid

It’s the Economic Precarity, Stupid It’s the Economic Precarity, Stupid

Economic inequality is a symptom of a broader problem that, if left unaddressed, will trigger more radicalization.

Jan 28, 2021 / Albena Azmanova and Marshall Auerback

Charles Mills Thinks Liberalism Still Has a Chance

Charles Mills Thinks Liberalism Still Has a Chance Charles Mills Thinks Liberalism Still Has a Chance

A wide-ranging conversation with the philosopher on the white supremacist roots of liberal thought, Biden’s victory, and Trumpism without Trump.

Jan 28, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins

Tom Vilsack

Biden’s Buddy Tom Vilsack Is No Friend to Farmers Biden’s Buddy Tom Vilsack Is No Friend to Farmers

Confirming him as secretary of agriculture adds insult to the Democratic Party’s long record of malign neglect toward rural Americans.

Jan 28, 2021 / Emily Berch

The Trump Administration Gutted the EEOC

The Trump Administration Gutted the EEOC The Trump Administration Gutted the EEOC

An inside account of how Janet Dhillon has hollowed out America’s only workplace civil rights watchdog.

Jan 28, 2021 / Feature / Bryce Covert

Student Organizing May Never Be the Same Again

Student Organizing May Never Be the Same Again Student Organizing May Never Be the Same Again

Covid-19 has upended some of the most essential tactics for student organizers. That might be a good thing.

Jan 26, 2021 / StudentNation / Ilana Cohen

How Will Capitalism End?

How Will Capitalism End? How Will Capitalism End?

Both the origins and the death of our economic system has become an almost intractable riddle for theorists to solve. 

Jan 26, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Daniel Luban

The Doctor is In

The Problem With Mental Health Awareness The Problem With Mental Health Awareness

Billboards and hashtags won’t fix America’s mental health crises.

Jan 25, 2021 / Colette Shade

Hunts Point Strike

The Hunts Point Strike Is Just the Beginning The Hunts Point Strike Is Just the Beginning

Given the compounding injustices of the Covid-19 era, workers’ demands are resonating across the country.

Jan 25, 2021 / Chris Gelardi

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