Economy

#MeToo Is a Story of Corruption

#MeToo Is a Story of Corruption #MeToo Is a Story of Corruption

The Weinstein investigation ignited a movement because it exposed the vulnerability that millions of working women face.

Oct 15, 2019 / Julie Kohler

Sanders and Warren Are Widening the Democratic Party’s Left Lane

Sanders and Warren Are Widening the Democratic Party’s Left Lane Sanders and Warren Are Widening the Democratic Party’s Left Lane

They’ve dominated the discourse and upended our traditional politics.

Oct 15, 2019 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

WeWork Showed Us How Badly Start-up Bros Suck—but Shareholder Rule Isn’t Better

WeWork Showed Us How Badly Start-up Bros Suck—but Shareholder Rule Isn’t Better WeWork Showed Us How Badly Start-up Bros Suck—but Shareholder Rule Isn’t Better

To make start-ups work for everyone, we need to put power back in the hands of workers.

Oct 14, 2019 / Aaron Freedman

How Silicon Valley Broke the Economy

How Silicon Valley Broke the Economy How Silicon Valley Broke the Economy

The question of how to fix the tech industry is now inseparable from the question of how to fix the system of capitalism that the late 20th century gave us.

Oct 14, 2019 / Books & the Arts / Adrian Chen

Google Is Coming for Your Face

Google Is Coming for Your Face Google Is Coming for Your Face

Personal data is routinely harvested from the most vulnerable populations, without transparency, regulation, or principles—and this should concern us all.

Oct 14, 2019 / Malka Older

Our Maniac in the White House: Tales of Woe and Resistance

Our Maniac in the White House: Tales of Woe and Resistance Our Maniac in the White House: Tales of Woe and Resistance

Trump is inflicting enormous damage with his great and unmatched idiocy. But California continues to dance to its own tune, with a raft of progressive legislation.

Oct 11, 2019 / Sasha Abramsky

This One Weird Trick Makes Economies More Fair!

This One Weird Trick Makes Economies More Fair! This One Weird Trick Makes Economies More Fair!

A wealth tax is one of the most progressive government levies, falling entirely on the extremely wealthy.

Oct 11, 2019 / Mike Konczal

Washington’s Struggling Medical Residents Need a Raise

Washington’s Struggling Medical Residents Need a Raise Washington’s Struggling Medical Residents Need a Raise

How bullying, depression, debt, and 90-hour weeks pushed members of the University of Washington Housestaff Association to walk out of the job. 

Oct 9, 2019 / Jennifer Bernstein

Bond-Rating Agencies Have the Power to Destroy Radical Dreams

Bond-Rating Agencies Have the Power to Destroy Radical Dreams Bond-Rating Agencies Have the Power to Destroy Radical Dreams

Moody’s threatens Berlin over a progressive housing proposal.

Oct 9, 2019 / Clark Randall

The NBA Is Only ‘Woke’ When It’s Profitable

The NBA Is Only ‘Woke’ When It’s Profitable The NBA Is Only ‘Woke’ When It’s Profitable

The NBA sides with their multibillion-dollar business partners over the human rights of demonstrators being gunned down in Hong Kong.

Oct 8, 2019 / Dave Zirin

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