Economy

Protest outside Chase

Why Democrats Need to Stand With Working Americans vs. Big Banks Why Democrats Need to Stand With Working Americans vs. Big Banks

Democrats should stop supporting a bill that would loosen the reins on Wall Street.

Jan 23, 2018 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Manhattan Detention Center

These Students Are Teaming Up to Pay Dollar Bails for Detained New Yorkers These Students Are Teaming Up to Pay Dollar Bails for Detained New Yorkers

The Dollar Bail Brigade has freed 78 people and grown into a network of more than 600 volunteers.

Jan 22, 2018 / StudentNation / Mary Akdemir

Protesters in the Wisconsin Capitol, February, 2011

How the Right’s War on Unions Is Killing the Democratic Party How the Right’s War on Unions Is Killing the Democratic Party

“Right-to-work” laws have a measurable effect on voting patterns.

Jan 22, 2018 / Sean McElwee

Paul Booth—Fighter, Strategist, and Visionary Labor Leader

Paul Booth—Fighter, Strategist, and Visionary Labor Leader Paul Booth—Fighter, Strategist, and Visionary Labor Leader

Not everyone who emerged from the white-hot heat of the ’60s was able to survive. Paul Booth did much more than that.

Jan 19, 2018 / Si Kahn

Homecare worker gives client pills

Home-Care Workers Clocking 24-Hour Shifts Are Being Paid for Only 13 Hours Home-Care Workers Clocking 24-Hour Shifts Are Being Paid for Only 13 Hours

A New York State rule is standing in the way of home-care workers’ earning their rightful pay, and care recipients’ getting the attention they deserve.

Jan 19, 2018 / Michelle Chen

Immokalee Workers Florida

What Farmworkers Can Teach Hollywood About Ending Sexual Harassment What Farmworkers Can Teach Hollywood About Ending Sexual Harassment

A proven model for creating a safer workplace exists in Florida’s tomato fields.

Jan 18, 2018 / Greg Kaufmann

Republicans Are Trying to Dismantle the Backbone of US Immigration Policy

Republicans Are Trying to Dismantle the Backbone of US Immigration Policy Republicans Are Trying to Dismantle the Backbone of US Immigration Policy

For more than 50 years, family reunification has been a humane and compassionate part of our system.

Jan 16, 2018 / Rep. Pramila Jayapal

DACA protest

We Still Need to Pass the Dream Act. Take Action to Make It Happen We Still Need to Pass the Dream Act. Take Action to Make It Happen

You can also demand that your representatives fight for net neutrality and get started on a campaign to transition your community to 100 percent renewable energy.

Jan 16, 2018 / NationAction

trump battleship

Fortress America Is Crumbling Fortress America Is Crumbling

Trump’s inept one-man diplomacy is wrecking US foreign policy.

Jan 16, 2018 / Alfred McCoy

We Are Parents T-shirt

Defending the Family: The Need for Legal Representation in Child-Welfare Proceedings Defending the Family: The Need for Legal Representation in Child-Welfare Proceedings

More than half of Mississippi parents who walk into family court don’t have a lawyer.

Jan 16, 2018 / Rachel Blustain

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