Economics

New York heatwave

Over 3,000 New Yorkers Could Die From Summer Heat Each Year by 2080 Over 3,000 New Yorkers Could Die From Summer Heat Each Year by 2080

Unless we act now, deaths from extreme heat will become much more common as the globe warms.

Aug 8, 2017 / Michelle Chen

DSA members march in NYC

America Has a Long and Storied Socialist Tradition. DSA Is Reviving It. America Has a Long and Storied Socialist Tradition. DSA Is Reviving It.

The organization’s membership has tripled, and new polling suggests that 37 percent of American adults now prefer socialism to capitalism.

Aug 7, 2017 / John Nichols

Mexico border fence

Toxic Borders and the Struggle for Human Rights Toxic Borders and the Struggle for Human Rights

A world with open borders could decrease human rights violations and the inhumane treatment of undocumented workers in the United States.

Aug 4, 2017 / StudentNation / Claire Devine

Chuck Schumer Better Deal

The Quiet Audacity of the Democratic ‘Better Deal’ The Quiet Audacity of the Democratic ‘Better Deal’

An alphabet soup of new agencies could shake up federal oversight.

Aug 4, 2017 / David Dayen

Trump Golfing

Donald Trump Has Just 1 Thing in Common With Past American Presidents Donald Trump Has Just 1 Thing in Common With Past American Presidents

Now watch him screw that up, too.

Aug 3, 2017 / Robert Lipsyte

Displaced Congolese families

The Forgotten Refugees The Forgotten Refugees

A new report highlights the crisis facing unprotected, internally displaced populations.

Aug 3, 2017 / Michelle Chen

Medicare for all at Trump Tower

Medicare-for-All Isn’t the Solution for Universal Health Care Medicare-for-All Isn’t the Solution for Universal Health Care

The health-care debate is moving to the left. But if progressives don’t start sweating the details, we’re going to fail yet again.

Aug 2, 2017 / Joshua Holland

Health-care protest

Is State-Level Single Payer Within Reach? Is State-Level Single Payer Within Reach?

Scandinavian-style health care is part of at least one candidate’s platform for 2018.

Aug 1, 2017 / Ann Jones

Anti-deportation protest

Hold JPMorgan Chase Accountable for Profiting Off Trump’s Attacks on Immigrants Hold JPMorgan Chase Accountable for Profiting Off Trump’s Attacks on Immigrants

You can also show your support for workers in a Nissan plant in Mississippi and lobby your members of Congress to think beyond resistance.

Aug 1, 2017 / NationAction

Unveiling of 'A Better Deal'

There’s an Even Better Deal the Democrats Could Be Considering There’s an Even Better Deal the Democrats Could Be Considering

Democrats have an opportunity to draw an even sharper contrast with the GOP by embracing the kind of bold populism that this moment demands.

Aug 1, 2017 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

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