Economy

Pope Francis addresses Congress

One Year Later, Pope Francis’s Message Endures One Year Later, Pope Francis’s Message Endures

The rise of Donald Trump is a direct threat to the pope’s message of compassion and openness.

Sep 28, 2016 / Richard Trumka

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6.8 Million Teenagers Are Food-Insecure 6.8 Million Teenagers Are Food-Insecure

Young adults are increasingly victims of a failing economy that is leaving them starving.

Sep 28, 2016 / Michelle Chen

Dakota Access protesters

It’s Time for Every Ally to Show Up in the Fight Against the Dakota Access Pipeline It’s Time for Every Ally to Show Up in the Fight Against the Dakota Access Pipeline

The temporary halt to the pipeline’s construction must be made permanent.

Sep 27, 2016 / Tom Goldtooth and Annie Leonard

Flooding in Paris

It’s in the Best Interest of the Rich to Help Reverse Extreme Inequality It’s in the Best Interest of the Rich to Help Reverse Extreme Inequality

All of humanity is now wound together, our fate linked to our ability to respond to a planetary challenge bigger than anything we’ve faced before.

Sep 27, 2016 / Chuck Collins

Charlotte Keith Lamont Scott Protest

Black Charlotte Is Frustrated—and That’s by Design Black Charlotte Is Frustrated—and That’s by Design

The Queen City has boomed in recent years. But its growth and prosperity has only hardened a racial divide established decades ago.

Sep 26, 2016 / Greg Lacour

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Religion Versus Unions Religion Versus Unions

Some professors at the Jesuit Seattle University have been barred from organizing because their jobs are too religious in nature.

Sep 26, 2016 / Michelle Chen

Welfare Reform Failed—and if Elected, Hillary Clinton Is Obligated to Fix It

Welfare Reform Failed—and if Elected, Hillary Clinton Is Obligated to Fix It Welfare Reform Failed—and if Elected, Hillary Clinton Is Obligated to Fix It

The 1996 bill has sunk Americans deeper into poverty.

Sep 26, 2016 / Editorial / Bryce Covert

Madison Budget Occupation

The Fight Against Austerity Started Here The Fight Against Austerity Started Here

In 2011, the people of Wisconsin challenged the right’s austerity agenda. Their uprising was even more revolutionary than you think.

Sep 23, 2016 / Sarah Jaffe

The United States of Anxiety, Episode 1: Why Does Trump Appeal to So Many Voters?

The United States of Anxiety, Episode 1: Why Does Trump Appeal to So Many Voters? The United States of Anxiety, Episode 1: Why Does Trump Appeal to So Many Voters?

On Long Island, two different communities are both working for their American Dream.

Sep 22, 2016 / Audio / Kai Wright

Elizabeth Warren

Elizabeth Warren Just Gave Hillary Clinton a Big Warning Elizabeth Warren Just Gave Hillary Clinton a Big Warning

Warren is ready to fight any Wall Street–linked cabinet members in a Clinton administration. 

Sep 21, 2016 / George Zornick

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