Economy

Shopping at a food pantry in Indiana

Want to Eradicate Hunger in America? Take on Racism. Want to Eradicate Hunger in America? Take on Racism.

A new study found that people who experience discrimination are almost twice as likely as others to struggle with hunger.

Feb 4, 2019 / Greg Kaufmann

Corporations Have Paid Out at Least $2.7 Billion in Civil-Rights and Labor Lawsuits Since 2000

Corporations Have Paid Out at Least $2.7 Billion in Civil-Rights and Labor Lawsuits Since 2000 Corporations Have Paid Out at Least $2.7 Billion in Civil-Rights and Labor Lawsuits Since 2000

Inside an analysis of corporate legal culture.

Feb 1, 2019 / Michelle Chen

‘Maid’ Offers a Striking Portrait of Single-Working-Motherhood

‘Maid’ Offers a Striking Portrait of Single-Working-Motherhood ‘Maid’ Offers a Striking Portrait of Single-Working-Motherhood

Stephanie Land’s memoir is an intimate look at the day-to-day reality of poverty in the United States.

Jan 31, 2019 / Books & the Arts / Ann-Derrick Gaillot

Child at US border fence

Trump’s Wall—and the Walls of the Future Trump’s Wall—and the Walls of the Future

Atossa Araxia Abrahamian on borders, Joan Walsh on Pramila Jayapal, and Harold Meyerson on politics after the shutdown.

Jan 31, 2019 / Audio / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

Middlebury Divestment

We Changed Our College’s Mind About Fossil Fuels—You Can, Too We Changed Our College’s Mind About Fossil Fuels—You Can, Too

After Middlebury College rejected its students demands to divest from fossil fuels in 2013, students kept fighting—and now, the school has unanimously voted to divest.

Jan 30, 2019 / StudentNation / Gabe Desmond and Alec Fleischer

Mining Lapis in Afghanistan

Peace in Afghanistan? Maybe—but a Minerals Rush Is Already Underway Peace in Afghanistan? Maybe—but a Minerals Rush Is Already Underway

And that rush is a direct result of Trump’s pressure on the Afghan government to open up the country to foreign corporations.

Jan 30, 2019 / Antony Loewenstein

Campus Segregation

State Universities Are Being Resegregated State Universities Are Being Resegregated

Nearly half of all elite public universities are enrolling a lower percentage of black students than they were in the mid-1990s.

Jan 30, 2019 / StudentNation / Mark Huelsman

Construction Site

What Happens When Gentrification Comes to a Postindustrial City? What Happens When Gentrification Comes to a Postindustrial City?

New development in Worcester, Massachusetts, threatens the city’s poorest.

Jan 30, 2019 / Maia Hibbett

TSA Workers During Shutdown

The Shutdown Taught Us About the Dignity of Work The Shutdown Taught Us About the Dignity of Work

An unanticipated civics lesson, courtesy of President Trump.

Jan 29, 2019 / Harry C. Boyte

Woman at lonely bus stop.

In an Unequal America, Getting to Work Can Be Hell In an Unequal America, Getting to Work Can Be Hell

Welcome to the world of transit deserts and extreme commutes, where your income can determine if and how you reach your job.

Jan 29, 2019 / Joseph P. Williams

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