Economy

LIVE: Solving Our Climate Crisis, a National Town Hall

LIVE: Solving Our Climate Crisis, a National Town Hall LIVE: Solving Our Climate Crisis, a National Town Hall

Tune in at 7 pm today for a town-hall event featuring Bernie Sanders, Bill McKibben, Shailene Woodley, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and more!

Dec 3, 2018 / Video / The Nation

President George HW Bush in 2010

It’s a Disgrace to Celebrate George H.W. Bush on World AIDS Day It’s a Disgrace to Celebrate George H.W. Bush on World AIDS Day

The 41st president’s “civility” hid the vast nature of American state violence.

Dec 1, 2018 / Steven W. Thrasher

NDWA

The New Federal Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Would Remedy Decades of Injustice The New Federal Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Would Remedy Decades of Injustice

America’s 2 million domestic workers have minimal protections on the job. The bill announced today would fundamentally change their industry.

Nov 29, 2018 / Bryce Covert

The Gender Wage Gap Is Worse Than We Thought

The Gender Wage Gap Is Worse Than We Thought The Gender Wage Gap Is Worse Than We Thought

When you track men and women across their careers, the difference in pay can be as much as 50 percent.

Nov 28, 2018 / Michelle Chen

Theresa May

Deal or No Deal? The Season Finale of the United Kingdom Deal or No Deal? The Season Finale of the United Kingdom

No one knows for sure how the Brexit episode will end.

Nov 28, 2018 / Beneath the Radar / Gary Younge

Beto O'Rourke supporters

What to Say to White People What to Say to White People

If Democrats need lessons on maximizing votes across the demographic divide, 2018 provides some clear examples of what to do—and what not to.

Nov 27, 2018 / Steve Phillips

Can We Give a Good Job to Everyone Who Wants One?

Can We Give a Good Job to Everyone Who Wants One? Can We Give a Good Job to Everyone Who Wants One?

Isn’t it time we took back our economy for working people?

Nov 27, 2018 / The Nation

Why Don’t We Treat Health Care as a Human Right?

Why Don’t We Treat Health Care as a Human Right? Why Don’t We Treat Health Care as a Human Right?

Isn’t it time we started providing quality care to all Americans?

Nov 27, 2018 / The Nation

Mountaintop removal

Appalachia Already Has a Plan to Get Past Coal Appalachia Already Has a Plan to Get Past Coal

Green energy, jobs training, affordable housing: We just need to fund it.

Nov 27, 2018 / Michelle Chen

Exclusive: The Pentagon’s Massive Accounting Fraud Exposed

Exclusive: The Pentagon’s Massive Accounting Fraud Exposed Exclusive: The Pentagon’s Massive Accounting Fraud Exposed

How US military spending keeps rising even as the Pentagon flunks its audit.

Nov 27, 2018 / Feature / Dave Lindorff

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