Meet Rahm Emanuel’s Other Election Day Challenger Meet Rahm Emanuel’s Other Election Day Challenger
Whether Emanuel wins or loses his fight for mayor, the savvy coalition leading the charge against him may already have changed Chicago politics for the better.
Apr 6, 2015 / Micah Uetricht
What We Can Learn From the Workers, Activists and Even Politicians Who Tore Down the First Gilded Age What We Can Learn From the Workers, Activists and Even Politicians Who Tore Down the First Gilded Age
Americans were furious at the inequalities of their country 200 years ago. Could they get as angry today?
Apr 2, 2015 / Books & the Arts / Steve Fraser
Should Philip Morris Be Able to Sue Governments That Try to Curb Smoking? Should Philip Morris Be Able to Sue Governments That Try to Curb Smoking?
If the Trans-Pacific Partnership passes, multinational corporations could sue governments that try to protect the health and safety of their citizens.
Apr 2, 2015 / NationAction
A Higher Minimum Wage Could Pump $5.9 Billion Into LA’s Economy A Higher Minimum Wage Could Pump $5.9 Billion Into LA’s Economy
Los Angeles City Council members are considering the benefits of raising the wage to $15.25 per hour.
Apr 1, 2015 / Michelle Chen
The TPP Is a Rigged Agreement The TPP Is a Rigged Agreement
The Trans-Pacific Partnership will help multinationals, not workers.
Mar 31, 2015 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Is the Former Capital of the Confederacy Finally Ready to Confront Its Poverty—and Its Past? Is the Former Capital of the Confederacy Finally Ready to Confront Its Poverty—and Its Past?
Richmond, Virginia, is the eleventh-most-unequal big city in the country; its leaders finally want to change that.
Mar 31, 2015 / Sasha Abramsky
The Unexpected Burden of Pregnancy at Work The Unexpected Burden of Pregnancy at Work
This week’s Supreme Court ruling is one step toward protecting pregnant workers from the whims of their employers.
Mar 27, 2015 / Michelle Chen
Free Trade Isn’t about Trade. It’s About Bureaucrats—and Guns. Free Trade Isn’t about Trade. It’s About Bureaucrats—and Guns.
Free trade agreements like the TPP have provisions that are designed less for trade, and more about replacing public bureaucrats with private, corporate ones.
Mar 24, 2015 / Mike Konczal
What’s Next for Greece? Debating Syriza’s Options What’s Next for Greece? Debating Syriza’s Options
A reading list on the future of austerity in Greece, Europe and beyond.
Mar 24, 2015 / Joanne Landy and Thomas Harrison
An NYU Professor Was Barred From Researching in the United Arab Emirates—Where NYU Has a Campus An NYU Professor Was Barred From Researching in the United Arab Emirates—Where NYU Has a Campus
The UAE welcomes NYU’s culture cachet—but not academics seeking to expose exploitaitve labor conditions.
Mar 23, 2015 / Michelle Chen