This Housing Policy Proposal Is Radically Inclusive This Housing Policy Proposal Is Radically Inclusive
Riding a wave of tenant victories across the country, People’s Action hopes its grassroots-led campaign will sway platforms for the 2020 election.
Nov 12, 2019 / Greg Kaufmann
We Need a Green Bailout for the People We Need a Green Bailout for the People
Here’s what the government should demand when the economy tumbles and Wall Street comes begging.
Nov 12, 2019 / Feature / Kate Aronoff
Recessions Are Racist (But They Don’t Have to Be) Recessions Are Racist (But They Don’t Have to Be)
How to stop the next economic slowdown from decimating black wealth a second time over.
Nov 12, 2019 / Feature / Aaron Ross Coleman
An Economy for the Whole Family An Economy for the Whole Family
The next recession is a chance to put public policy back in the service of life.
Nov 12, 2019 / Feature / Sarah Leonard
How to Not Waste the Next Economic Crisis How to Not Waste the Next Economic Crisis
A downturn will (eventually) come—and with it, a once-in-a-generation opportunity to transform the US economy.
Nov 12, 2019 / Feature / Atossa Araxia Abrahamian
Make Antitrust Democratic Again! Make Antitrust Democratic Again!
The response to the next recession should put economic power back in the hands of the people.
Nov 12, 2019 / Feature / Sanjukta Paul and Sandeep Vaheesan
Did the New Deal Need FDR? Did the New Deal Need FDR?
His political evolution points to a different locus of power than the one liberals tend to invoke when discussing the era’s history.
Nov 11, 2019 / Books & the Arts / Kim Phillips-Fein
Turkey’s Other Weapon Against the Kurds: Water Turkey’s Other Weapon Against the Kurds: Water
In times of conflict, war, and climate change, hydropower is state power.
Nov 11, 2019 / Alexandra Marvar
Bernie’s Immigration Plan Is Good Bernie’s Immigration Plan Is Good
The senator’s newly released plan—to halt deportations, abolish ICE, create a path to citizenship, and boost worker protections—marks a shift not only in Democratic policy but even...
Nov 8, 2019 / John Washington
The New NAFTA Won’t Protect Workers’ Rights The New NAFTA Won’t Protect Workers’ Rights
Trump’s new United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement repeats the disasters of the original agreement.
Nov 8, 2019 / David Bacon