Economics

Marriott Strike

How Marriott Fuels Racial Inequality How Marriott Fuels Racial Inequality

Predatory lending and predatory-employment practices are squeezing workers of color at the world’s largest hotel company.

Nov 2, 2018 / Amy Traub

Twitch

Twitch Crosses the Picket Line Twitch Crosses the Picket Line

At an annual convention for online streamers, some attendees found common ground with striking hotel workers.

Nov 2, 2018 / Evan Malmgren

Jahana Hayes

Jahana Hayes Is Poised to Make History Jahana Hayes Is Poised to Make History

The Democratic congressional candidate from Connecticut says that growing up in poverty “grounded my decision-making and framed everything I do.”

Nov 1, 2018 / Greg Kaufmann

Net Neutrality Protest FCC

The Future of Net Neutrality The Future of Net Neutrality

Internet freedom went from hot-button issue to political sideshow. What happened?

Nov 1, 2018 / Evan Malmgren

Gees Bend quilt

Can You Copyright a Quilt? Can You Copyright a Quilt?

Long after their iconic American quilts caught the art world's attention, the Gee's Bend artisans are taking control of their legacy.

Oct 29, 2018 / Alexandra Marvar

Chloe Maxmin

What a Rural Maine House Race Can Teach the Left What a Rural Maine House Race Can Teach the Left

Chloe Maxmin could be the first Democrat ever to win Maine House District 88 in a place deep in the state where one thing is clear: The left abandoned rural America.

Oct 26, 2018 / StudentNation / Chloe Maxmin and Canyon Woodward

Immigrants Food Stamps

Trump Has Found a New Way to Make Immigrant Families Suffer Trump Has Found a New Way to Make Immigrant Families Suffer

The public-charge rule is racist, classist, and cruel—no wonder Trump wants to expand it.

Oct 26, 2018 / Chris Richardson

yes on 1631 scuba

Big Oil Really Wants to Kill Washington’s Green New Deal Big Oil Really Wants to Kill Washington’s Green New Deal

Will a record $28 million war chest sway Evergreen State voters?

Oct 26, 2018 / KC Golden

Chloe Maxmin

‘If We Won’t, Then Who Will?’: An Interview With Chloe Maxmin and Canyon Woodward ‘If We Won’t, Then Who Will?’: An Interview With Chloe Maxmin and Canyon Woodward

Maxmin, 25, is running for state representative in the most rural county in the most rural state in the country—at a time when young political candidates are having their moment.

Oct 25, 2018 / StudentNation / StudentNation

Oskar Lafontaine and Sahra Wagenknecht

Populism’s Promise: Can Germany’s ‘Rise Up’ Unite the Democratic Masses? Populism’s Promise: Can Germany’s ‘Rise Up’ Unite the Democratic Masses?

This new left formation is trying to win back the blue-collar and middle-class voters who have drifted into the far right’s camp.

Oct 25, 2018 / Paul Hockenos

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