Economics

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Women Will Face Disproportionately Negative Consequences from AI Women Will Face Disproportionately Negative Consequences from AI

Artificial intelligence is reshaping our economy, making it more important than ever to empower the most vulnerable workers

Apr 12, 2019 / Michelle Chen

These Parents Are Making Little League Miserable—for Their Son, and for Me

These Parents Are Making Little League Miserable—for Their Son, and for Me These Parents Are Making Little League Miserable—for Their Son, and for Me

Another reader is racking up credit-card debt to keep up with her better-off friends.

Apr 12, 2019 / Liza Featherstone

It’s Time to Stop Pretending the Murdochs Are in the News Business

It’s Time to Stop Pretending the Murdochs Are in the News Business It’s Time to Stop Pretending the Murdochs Are in the News Business

For Rupert and his sons, the press has always been the prime weapon in their power-seeking agenda.

Apr 11, 2019 / Column / Eric Alterman

The Salad Giant Sweetgreen Has Used Hip Hop to Turn Lettuce Into Gold

The Salad Giant Sweetgreen Has Used Hip Hop to Turn Lettuce Into Gold The Salad Giant Sweetgreen Has Used Hip Hop to Turn Lettuce Into Gold

But if the salad giant is so woke, why are 95 percent of its shops in majority white neighborhoods?

Apr 10, 2019 / Aaron Ross Coleman

An opium field in Afghanistan

America’s Drug War Is Ruining the World America’s Drug War Is Ruining the World

A half-century of Washington’s harsh drug prohibition policies has brought misery to millions across the globe. 

Apr 9, 2019 / Alfred McCoy

Bernie Sanders New Hampshire

The Center-Left Wants to Pass the Baton, but What 2020 Candidate Will Take It? The Center-Left Wants to Pass the Baton, but What 2020 Candidate Will Take It?

The right person will understand one crucial thing that Barack Obama did not get. 

Apr 8, 2019 / Robert L. Borosage

In Defense of the Much-Maligned IRS

In Defense of the Much-Maligned IRS In Defense of the Much-Maligned IRS

The agency helps to keep the wealthy accountable.

Apr 8, 2019 / Bryce Covert

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Letters From the April 22, 2019, Issue Letters From the April 22, 2019, Issue

Led astray by the third way… Walker’s downfall… Nuclear insanity… Making scammers pay…

Apr 4, 2019 / Our Readers

Campus Segregation

American Meritocracy Is a Myth American Meritocracy Is a Myth

Recent scandals in politics and higher education show how the rich perpetuate inequality in the US.

Apr 2, 2019 / Rajan Menon

Shutdown Worker

The ‘Best Economy’ Ever Isn’t Working for Working People The ‘Best Economy’ Ever Isn’t Working for Working People

Trumpism has failed Americans even at the height of the recovery.

Apr 2, 2019 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

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