Why Women Should Get the Rest of the Year Off Why Women Should Get the Rest of the Year Off
The average American woman works for “free” for two months thanks to the wage gap and unpaid labor.
Nov 13, 2014 / Blog / Bryce Covert
Why You Shouldn’t Marry for Money Why You Shouldn’t Marry for Money
Conservatives’ silver bullet is a joke.
Nov 12, 2014 / Editorial / Bryce Covert
Never Mind ISIS, It’s ISDS That’s the Real Threat Never Mind ISIS, It’s ISDS That’s the Real Threat
The Trans-Pacific Partnership might give corporations the ability to sue countries for “expected future profits.”
Nov 11, 2014 / Blog / Greg Grandin
Are Fracking Workers Being Poisoned on the Job? Are Fracking Workers Being Poisoned on the Job?
A new study suggests air pollution near fracking sites may be worse than previously estimated—putting workers and local residents at increased risk of cancer, birth defects and oth...
Nov 10, 2014 / Blog / Michelle Chen
Minimum-Wage Workers Just Got a Raise, but Will Bosses Steal It? Minimum-Wage Workers Just Got a Raise, but Will Bosses Steal It?
This year’s midterms raised the minimum wage in four states and two cities across the country—now it’s time to make sure those wages get paid.
Nov 7, 2014 / Blog / Michelle Chen
Higher Minimum Wages Just Passed in Four States and Two Cities Higher Minimum Wages Just Passed in Four States and Two Cities
Amid disappointing election results, progressives won big on one campaign: raising the minimum wage.
Nov 5, 2014 / Blog / Michelle Chen
Why Is Cuomo Leaving Wall Street Cash on the Table? Why Is Cuomo Leaving Wall Street Cash on the Table?
A little-known tax is already on the books.
Nov 5, 2014 / Editorial / Lenore Palladino and Sean McElwee
Apostles of Growth Apostles of Growth
Capitalism’s newest critics offer a groundbreaking account of slavery, but does their economic history add up?
Nov 5, 2014 / Books & the Arts / Timothy Shenk
Jerusalem’s Palestinian Neighborhoods Are Under Economic Siege Jerusalem’s Palestinian Neighborhoods Are Under Economic Siege
Palestinians in East Jerusalem face not just a wall but a welfare system designed to impoverish and ultimately remove them.
Nov 4, 2014 / Blog / Michelle Chen
Will the Midterms Create a Mandate for Minimum Wage Hikes? Will the Midterms Create a Mandate for Minimum Wage Hikes?
Progressives should not think of this election as another Republican “shellacking,” but as the year some Americans got a raise.
Nov 4, 2014 / Blog / Katrina vanden Heuvel