Economy

Khartoum Sudanese women

The Seasons After the Arab Spring The Seasons After the Arab Spring

Recent uprisings in Sudan and Algeria have avoided mistakes of 2011.

Jun 25, 2019 / Between Us, We Cover the World / Gilbert Achcar

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The Gentrification of Queerness The Gentrification of Queerness

Christopher Street was once a haven for queer people of color. Its transformation into an outpost of white, upper-middle class respectability tells a larger story of exclusion.

Jun 25, 2019 / Feature / Darnell L. Moore

Fighting Poverty

The Right’s Cure for Poverty: Hard Work and Father Figures The Right’s Cure for Poverty: Hard Work and Father Figures

At a hearing, Republicans told a familiar story while the Poor People’s Campaign presented a bold budget proposal.

Jun 20, 2019 / Greg Kaufmann

Why the UAW Lost Another Election in Tennessee

Why the UAW Lost Another Election in Tennessee Why the UAW Lost Another Election in Tennessee

Officials offered a soft-serve variation of a union instead of the real thing.

Jun 19, 2019 / Chris Brooks

New York Is About to Pass One of the Most Ambitious Climate Bills in the Land

New York Is About to Pass One of the Most Ambitious Climate Bills in the Land New York Is About to Pass One of the Most Ambitious Climate Bills in the Land

The credit goes to the activists who pushed it for more than three years.

Jun 19, 2019 / Raina Lipsitz

George Kaiser Tulsa

Corporate Wolves in Academic Sheepskins, or, a Billionaire’s Raid on the University of Tulsa Corporate Wolves in Academic Sheepskins, or, a Billionaire’s Raid on the University of Tulsa

This sordid tale of crony capitalism under the guise of public philanthropy is another chapter in the corporatization of higher ed.

Jun 18, 2019 / StudentNation / Jacob Howland

Baltimore row houses

Suicide Is Becoming America’s Latest Epidemic Suicide Is Becoming America’s Latest Epidemic

Suicide rates in the US have skyrocketed as both income inequality and the percent of uninsured adults continue to grow.

Jun 18, 2019 / Rajan Menon

Presidential Candidates and Poverty

Finally, Presidential Candidates Are Talking About Poverty Finally, Presidential Candidates Are Talking About Poverty

An historic forum revealed consensus on the need for policies like raising the minimum wage and affordable childcare—and some big differences. 

Jun 18, 2019 / Greg Kaufmann

Elon Musk SpaceX

The Case for Staying on Earth—With or Without Musk and Bezos The Case for Staying on Earth—With or Without Musk and Bezos

Why should we listen to zillionaires who want to abandon ship?

Jun 17, 2019 / Column / Katha Pollitt

NAFTA flags

9 Reasons Why You Should Care About Trade 9 Reasons Why You Should Care About Trade

Elites make trade boring for a reason. Here’s how to fight back.

Jun 17, 2019 / Ethan Earle

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