Economy

U.S. President Donald Trump addresses the Values Voter Summit

The Values Voters Summit Props Up Our White-Supremacist Corporate Oligarchy The Values Voters Summit Props Up Our White-Supremacist Corporate Oligarchy

These Christian nationalists serve only the wealthiest Americans and take every opportunity to hurt the poor.

Oct 17, 2017 / Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II

Sick leave medicine

Have You Ever Had to Work When You Were Sick? Have You Ever Had to Work When You Were Sick?

Then you know how damaging it can be, to both your physical and mental health.

Oct 17, 2017 / Michelle Chen

Join Chicago Activists in Their Fight Against a $95 Million Police-Training Academy

Join Chicago Activists in Their Fight Against a $95 Million Police-Training Academy Join Chicago Activists in Their Fight Against a $95 Million Police-Training Academy

They are demanding that the funds be spent on resources like schools, clinics, and housing.

Oct 16, 2017 / no-paywall / NationAction

What Would Women Be Doing if We Weren’t Constantly Dealing With Male Abuse?

What Would Women Be Doing if We Weren’t Constantly Dealing With Male Abuse? What Would Women Be Doing if We Weren’t Constantly Dealing With Male Abuse?

The torrent of #MeToo stories reveals just how much time we spend dealing with this shit.

Oct 16, 2017 / Joan Walsh

Puerto Rico Damage

In Puerto Rico, Disconnection and Chaos, but Grace Under Pressure In Puerto Rico, Disconnection and Chaos, but Grace Under Pressure

With almost no power and shortages of water and medicine, this island is full of people suffering from PTSD.

Oct 13, 2017 / Ed Morales

Trump Is Deliberately Trying to Cripple Obamacare

Trump Is Deliberately Trying to Cripple Obamacare Trump Is Deliberately Trying to Cripple Obamacare

And the threat won’t go away until we have a better, simpler health-care system. 

Oct 13, 2017 / David Dayen

Broken iPhone

Why Buy a New iPhone When You Could Repair Your Old One? Why Buy a New iPhone When You Could Repair Your Old One?

The answer: Because tech companies make it as hard as possible for us to fix their products.

Oct 13, 2017 / Michelle Chen

Danny Meyer Has a Few ‘Tips’ of His Own

Danny Meyer Has a Few ‘Tips’ of His Own Danny Meyer Has a Few ‘Tips’ of His Own

An interview with the restaurateur behind Shake Shack on ending tips and educating diners.

Oct 13, 2017 / Editorial / Anna Lappé

What’s Behind India’s ‘Beef Lynchings’?

What’s Behind India’s ‘Beef Lynchings’? What’s Behind India’s ‘Beef Lynchings’?

Bans on cow slaughter have become a pretext for violence against the country’s Muslim minority.

Oct 13, 2017 / Feature / Amitava Kumar

Donald Trump Just Threatened to Leave Puerto Ricans to Die

Donald Trump Just Threatened to Leave Puerto Ricans to Die Donald Trump Just Threatened to Leave Puerto Ricans to Die

As FEMA warns of massive food shortages, Trump says the island has “survived” the hurricanes and shouldn’t expect help “forever.”

Oct 12, 2017 / Joan Walsh

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