Economy

Lina Khan speaks with Zohran Mamdani behind her at a press conference at the Unisphere in Flushing Meadows Corona Park on November 5, 2025, in the Queens borough of New York City.

New York City Makes It Easy to Cancel Subscriptions New York City Makes It Easy to Cancel Subscriptions

The first rule of its kind at the municipal level will help customers avoid paying recurring and junk fees.

Jul 13, 2026 / Prajwal Bhat

Xander Schauffele and Jordan Spieth’s caddie, Michael Greller, walk to the seventh green during the second round of AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am at Pebble Beach Golf Links on February 13, 2026, in Pebble Beach, California.

Golf Caddies Just Unionized for the First Time Golf Caddies Just Unionized for the First Time

Caddies—workers tasked with everything from carrying golfers’ bags to giving them armchair therapy—won out after a recent change to their employment structure.

Jul 13, 2026 / Jaz Brisack

A protester holds up an Earth-shaped sign reading “Vote.”

Gen Z Thinks About Climate Change Constantly. Why Don’t They Vote Like It? Gen Z Thinks About Climate Change Constantly. Why Don’t They Vote Like It?

High cost of living and political turmoil are forcing climate change to the back burner, exposing a massive voter turnout problem for the environmental movement.

Jul 10, 2026 / StudentNation / Sarah Soroosh Moghadam

San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie at a January press conference announcing a new initiative for homeless treatment.

An Abundance of Influence An Abundance of Influence

A group of YIMBY Big Tech donors took over San Francisco politics. Now they’re setting their sights on the rest of the country.

Jul 8, 2026 / Julie Pitta and Dylan Gyauch-Lewis

Millions of Americans have turned to food banks after losing SNAP benefits.

The Trump Administration Is Making It Nearly Impossible to Get Food Stamps The Trump Administration Is Making It Nearly Impossible to Get Food Stamps

New work requirements and restrictions on SNAP have kicked millions off the benefit rolls, with more reductions to come.

Jul 8, 2026 / Bryce Covert

People walk by a Halal street vendor in Times Square on February 20, 2026, in New York City.

The Fight for New York’s Street Vendors Isn’t Over The Fight for New York’s Street Vendors Isn’t Over

After years of criminalization and confiscation, New York’s street vendors have won long-overdue reforms. Now the city must make good on its promises.

Jul 7, 2026 / Nazrin Nahar

Progressive New York primary winner Darializa Avila Chevalier did not include climate action on her list of priorities.

Climate Was Missing From New York’s Progressive Wave Climate Was Missing From New York’s Progressive Wave

The city's primary winners campaigned on affordability, yet climate change, a major driver of rising costs and inequality, was conspicuously absent from the conversation.

Jul 1, 2026 / StudentNation / Ilana Cohen

The labor-activist group Union Now was founded with support from Zohran Mamdani and Bernie Sanders.

How to Win the Next 250 Years for the Working Class How to Win the Next 250 Years for the Working Class

It begins with building back a strong union movement
rooted in deep solidarity.

Jun 30, 2026 / Feature / Sara Nelson

Women assemble parts at a General Electric plant in Lynn, Massachusetts, that would figure prominently in the post–World War I labor uprising.

What Is the American Economy? What Is the American Economy?

The gap between what the numbers say and how people are feeling has only grown wider.

Jun 30, 2026 / Feature / Robert B. Reich

Graduates during the commencement ceremony for UC Irvine's School of Social Sciences at the Bren Events Center in Irvine, California, on Friday, June 12, 2026.

We’re Having the Wrong Conversation About College Graduates We’re Having the Wrong Conversation About College Graduates

Workers with college degrees are constantly being pitted against workers without one. But such a zero-sum debate obscures the need to protect everyone in every workplace.

Jun 30, 2026 / Abdullah Shihipar

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