Economy

Meet the Rising New Housing Movement That Wants to Create Homes for All

Meet the Rising New Housing Movement That Wants to Create Homes for All Meet the Rising New Housing Movement That Wants to Create Homes for All

From rent regulation to social housing, activists are pushing for serious solutions to the affordable-housing crisis.

May 24, 2018 / Cities Rising / Jimmy Tobias

Kara Eastman

Progressives Are Winning Big in This Year’s Primaries Progressives Are Winning Big in This Year’s Primaries

John Nichols on moving the Democrats left, Yanis Varoufakis on Trump and Europe, and Arthur Goldhammer on Paris in May ’68.

May 24, 2018 / Audio / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

The Deep, Uniquely American Roots of Our Affordable-Housing Crisis

The Deep, Uniquely American Roots of Our Affordable-Housing Crisis The Deep, Uniquely American Roots of Our Affordable-Housing Crisis

Nearly half of all renters can’t afford rent, and over half a million Americans are homeless on any given night. How did we get here?

May 24, 2018 / Feature / Bryce Covert

There Is Power in a Union

There Is Power in a Union There Is Power in a Union

A new study overturns economic orthodoxy and shows that unions reduce inequality.

May 23, 2018 / Editorial / Mike Konczal

Toys R Us

It’s Time to Crack Down on the Toys ‘R’ Us Vulture Capitalists It’s Time to Crack Down on the Toys ‘R’ Us Vulture Capitalists

Wall Street fund barons profit as tens of thousands lose their livelihoods.

May 23, 2018 / Winnie Wong and Michael Kink

Kentucky teachers protest inside Capitol builing

Regardless of How the Supreme Court Rules in ‘Janus,’ Labor Needs to Get More Militant Regardless of How the Supreme Court Rules in ‘Janus,’ Labor Needs to Get More Militant

The teachers in West Virginia, Oklahoma, and Kentucky show us that successful labor action can happen in any environment.

May 23, 2018 / Michelle Chen

High school students call for anti-gun laws as they protest and rally in Washington Square Park, Friday April 20, 2018 in New York.

Fight for an End to Gun Violence in Your Community Fight for an End to Gun Violence in Your Community

You can also call your representative in the House to demand they fight for net neutrality, and join the Poor People’s Campaign.

May 22, 2018 / no-paywall / NationAction

Medicare for All crowd

The Democratic Wave Won’t Crest Without Progressive Insurgents The Democratic Wave Won’t Crest Without Progressive Insurgents

The progressive base of the Democratic Party is revolting against the centrist, big-money politics that have proved so ruinous.

May 22, 2018 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Bhairavi Desai

New York’s Taxi System Is Broken—Can This Workers’ Plan Fix It? New York’s Taxi System Is Broken—Can This Workers’ Plan Fix It?

The New York Taxi Workers Alliance wants to standardize pay, secure healthcare, and otherwise make cab driving a sustainable career.

May 22, 2018 / Michelle Chen

colombus homeless

Ohio Is Hoarding Money Meant for Poor Families Ohio Is Hoarding Money Meant for Poor Families

Mayors wanted to use a portion of $570 million in unspent cash assistance to help their poorest residents pay water bills and buy diapers. The state said no.

May 21, 2018 / Greg Kaufmann

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