Economy

The sun sets behind a border fence separating Del Rio, Texas, and Ciudad Acuna, Mexico, Thursday, September 23, 2021.

We’re Trying to Fight the Human Nightmare of Climate Change With Guns We’re Trying to Fight the Human Nightmare of Climate Change With Guns

For the United States the only answer to the climate crisis and its mass displacement of people is yet more border enforcement.

Jun 10, 2025 / Todd Miller

Supporters of the Job Corps at congressional testimony by Labor Secretary Lori Chavez DeRemer about the shuttering of the program.

How the White House’s War on the Job Corps Is Hurting Trump Country How the White House’s War on the Job Corps Is Hurting Trump Country

An abrupt Labor Department order to shutter 99 Job Corps campuses across the country is devastating for at-risk trainees and local economies.

Jun 10, 2025 / Deb Vanasse

Now That He’s Turned on Trump, Should Democrats  Align With Elon Musk?

Now That He’s Turned on Trump, Should Democrats Align With Elon Musk? Now That He’s Turned on Trump, Should Democrats Align With Elon Musk?

No! Hell no! Never! The enemy of your enemy is still a corrupt plutocrat who wants to destroy democracy.

Jun 9, 2025 / Jeet Heer

­­The Wild Lives of Cargo Ships

­­The Wild Lives of Cargo Ships ­­The Wild Lives of Cargo Ships

A capacious new history examines the remaking of the the global economy through the story a single barge.

Jun 9, 2025 / Books & the Arts / Atossa Araxia Abrahamian

Fine Dining Experiences

Fine Dining Experiences Fine Dining Experiences

Call me an Uber.

Jun 6, 2025 / Steve Brodner

Representatives Greg Casar and Nikki Budzinski at the Center for American Progress on June 4, 2025.

The Democrats’ Class Trip to Nowhere The Democrats’ Class Trip to Nowhere

A sparsely attended forum about the working class held at a $40 million think tank—yep, sounds about right.

Jun 5, 2025 / Chris Lehmann

A Generation of Injustice at Tyson Foods

A Generation of Injustice at Tyson Foods A Generation of Injustice at Tyson Foods

Alice Driver’s Life and Death of the American Worker, an intimate look at a processing plant in Arkansas, exposes the inhumanity of a workplace and how workers fought back.

Jun 5, 2025 / Books & the Arts / Caroline Tracey

Supporters gather on May Day at City Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where Senator Bernie Sanders held a rally along his Fighting Oligarchy Tour.

Trump’s Tax Bill Helps the Rich, Hurts the Poor, and Adds Trillions to the Deficit Trump’s Tax Bill Helps the Rich, Hurts the Poor, and Adds Trillions to the Deficit

The “big, beautiful bill” has reaffirmed that a pledged golden age is really just a windfall for the über-wealthy.

Jun 3, 2025 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Elon Musk’s Real Drug Problem Is Much Worse Than You Think

Elon Musk’s Real Drug Problem Is Much Worse Than You Think Elon Musk’s Real Drug Problem Is Much Worse Than You Think

What happens when you mix ketamine, ecstasy, and mushrooms with far-right ideology? Spoiler: The results aren’t pretty.

Jun 2, 2025 / Jeet Heer

A former tobacco warehouse in South Boston that has been converted to apartments.

One Solution to the Housing Crisis Is in Plain Sight One Solution to the Housing Crisis Is in Plain Sight

The shortage can be addressed not through costly new development but by reusing existing buildings.

Jun 2, 2025 / Kate Wagner

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