Economy

Death by a Thousand Charges: A Q&A With Devin Fergus

Death by a Thousand Charges: A Q&A With Devin Fergus Death by a Thousand Charges: A Q&A With Devin Fergus

The author of Land of the Fee discusses wealth extraction through charges, fines, and interest.

Sep 14, 2018 / Editorial / Susie Cagle

How Do We Close the Wage Gap? By Finally Imposing the Rule of Law on Corporations

How Do We Close the Wage Gap? By Finally Imposing the Rule of Law on Corporations How Do We Close the Wage Gap? By Finally Imposing the Rule of Law on Corporations

If Zephyr Teachout becomes New York’s attorney general, she will use the full power of the office to fight pay discrimination.

Sep 13, 2018 / John Nichols

The Rise of the Inequality Industry

The Rise of the Inequality Industry The Rise of the Inequality Industry

Since 2008, wonks, politicians, poets, and bankers have all started talking about inequality. But are they interested in making us more equal?

Sep 13, 2018 / Feature / Atossa Araxia Abrahamian

Why Loan Sharks, Car Salesmen, and Payday Lenders Love Mick Mulvaney

Why Loan Sharks, Car Salesmen, and Payday Lenders Love Mick Mulvaney Why Loan Sharks, Car Salesmen, and Payday Lenders Love Mick Mulvaney

Trump’s pick to protect consumers is throwing students and members of the military under the bus.

Sep 13, 2018 / Feature / George Zornick

Trump walking east room

How Bad Is Trump for the Environment? How Bad Is Trump for the Environment?

Bill McKibben on the polluter in chief, Steve Phillips on moderate Republicans, and Atossa Araxia Abrahamian on the inequality industry.

Sep 13, 2018 / Audio / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

Lisbon tourists

‘Overtourism’ Is Driving Europeans Crazy ‘Overtourism’ Is Driving Europeans Crazy

Is anti-tourist sentiment code for classism, racism, and xenophobia, or a legitimate concern over a city's capacity to accommodate visitors?

Sep 12, 2018 / Jessica Loudis

A father and his son await tutorship by immigration lawyers in Tijuana, Mexico, Friday, April 27, 2018.

Don’t Let the Trump Administration Indefinitely Detain Immigrant Children Don’t Let the Trump Administration Indefinitely Detain Immigrant Children

You can also join a campaign to defund detention centers and sign up to phone bank to stop Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to the Supreme Court.

Sep 11, 2018 / no-paywall / NationAction

Donald Trump

Forget the Trump Circus. Focus Instead on His Ruinous Policies. Forget the Trump Circus. Focus Instead on His Ruinous Policies.

Democrats would be wise to focus not just on Trump’s inanities but also on the real damage that he and his Republican allies are doing to our country.

Sep 11, 2018 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Wall Street Raging Bull

Are We on the Brink of Another Financial Crisis? Are We on the Brink of Another Financial Crisis?

Four steps we need to take to prevent another economic crash.

Sep 11, 2018 / Krishen Mehta

Colin Kaepernick and the Perils of the Swoosh

Colin Kaepernick and the Perils of the Swoosh Colin Kaepernick and the Perils of the Swoosh

We speak to former St. John’s soccer coach and human rights activist Jim Keady about his experience with Nike.

Sep 10, 2018 / Audio / Dave Zirin

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