Economics

An American flag flies during a rally in support of Joe Biden's run for the US presidency on Belle Isle in Detroit.

We Still Live In 2 Americas, Not 1 We Still Live In 2 Americas, Not 1

The 2020 election saw more rich people vote for Trump then four years ago, while Joe Biden attracted more poor and low-income voters.

Nov 19, 2020 / Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis

LIBERTY

LIBERTY LIBERTY

She’s back.

Nov 18, 2020 / OppArt / Yuko Shimizu

Why the Left Should Ally With Small Business

Why the Left Should Ally With Small Business Why the Left Should Ally With Small Business

It will strengthen labor and help fight the increasing concentration of corporate power.

Nov 18, 2020 / Feature / Stacy Mitchell and Susan R. Holmberg

Stockton, CA

Starting From Stockton Starting From Stockton

What this small California city can teach America about basic income.

Nov 17, 2020 / David Kirp

Eviction Notice

Eviction Notice Eviction Notice

Trump: squatter in chief.

Nov 16, 2020 / OppArt / Tjeerd Royaards

What Bernie Sanders Could Do as Secretary of Labor

What Bernie Sanders Could Do as Secretary of Labor What Bernie Sanders Could Do as Secretary of Labor

If Biden were to embrace the idea, Sanders and a team of visionary leaders could forge a new New Deal for working Americans.

Nov 16, 2020 / John Nichols

A woman with pink hair wearing a mask that says

2020 Was the ‘Precarity Election’ 2020 Was the ‘Precarity Election’

Democrats’ failure to address the issue of economic precarity undermines their claim to be the party of the working class.

Nov 13, 2020 / Albena Azmanova and Marshall Auerback

Jack Halberstam’s Call of the Wild

Jack Halberstam’s Call of the Wild Jack Halberstam’s Call of the Wild

In an interview, the radical social thinker says the idea of “the wild” can help us dismantle our unjust world.

Nov 12, 2020 / Q&A / Tal Milovina

Who Will Be the Marcus Rashford of the USA?

Who Will Be the Marcus Rashford of the USA? Who Will Be the Marcus Rashford of the USA?

The 23-year-old UK soccer star is fighting for government intervention to end hunger. This is desperately needed in the United States.

Nov 11, 2020 / Dave Zirin

Can American Labor Survive Prop 22?

Can American Labor Survive Prop 22? Can American Labor Survive Prop 22?

The California ballot measure could be the most radical undoing of labor legislation since Taft-Hartley.

Nov 10, 2020 / Wilfred Chan

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