What We Don’t Talk About When We Talk About #MeToo What We Don’t Talk About When We Talk About #MeToo
There are other, unattended stories, ones that do not deny men’s age-old power over women.
Feb 22, 2018 / Feature / JoAnn Wypijewski
It’s Time to Break Up Amazon It’s Time to Break Up Amazon
Stacy Mitchell, plus Bryce Covert on low-wage workers, and Bob Dreyfuss on the Russiagate indictments.
Feb 22, 2018 / Audio / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener
Postal-Service Workers Are Shouldering the Burden for Amazon Postal-Service Workers Are Shouldering the Burden for Amazon
The tech giant’s rise has pushed mail clerks and carriers to the breaking point.
Feb 21, 2018 / Jake Bittle
New York’s Separate and Unequal Schools New York’s Separate and Unequal Schools
The nation’s most diverse public school district is also its most divided.
Feb 20, 2018 / Michelle Chen
LeBron James Flips the Script—Again LeBron James Flips the Script—Again
Fox News’s Laura Ingraham’s telling him to “shut up and dribble” elicited a sharp response not only from James but from much of the sports world.
Feb 19, 2018 / Dave Zirin
Austin Just Brought Paid Sick Leave to the South Austin Just Brought Paid Sick Leave to the South
Thanks to a savvy, progressive coalition, Austinites will no longer have to work through heart attacks, flus, and stomach bugs.
Feb 16, 2018 / Cities Rising / Jimmy Tobias
How Trump Plans to Evict Poor Families From Public Housing How Trump Plans to Evict Poor Families From Public Housing
The president’s budget proposal is a shocking assault on millions of people who rely on rental assistance.
Feb 16, 2018 / George Zornick
6 Ways to Rein In Today’s Toxic Monopolies 6 Ways to Rein In Today’s Toxic Monopolies
Monopolies are strangling competition and cutting off opportunity. Here’s how to stop them.
Feb 16, 2018 / Stacy Mitchell
Trump’s Infrastructure Plan Is Great, Unless You Want Actually Functioning Infrastructure Trump’s Infrastructure Plan Is Great, Unless You Want Actually Functioning Infrastructure
The plan’s private partnership model will pour public funds into corporate coffers.
Feb 16, 2018 / Michelle Chen
I’m a Founding Investor in Blue Apron, and Let Me Tell You: Trump’s ‘Harvest Box’ Is No Blue Apron I’m a Founding Investor in Blue Apron, and Let Me Tell You: Trump’s ‘Harvest Box’ Is No Blue Apron
The boxes are the epitome of hypocrisy for a party that spent eight years howling with rage about a first lady who just wanted school lunches to include more vegetables.
Feb 16, 2018 / Joe Sanberg