Economy

Bernie Sanders in Portland

Only Socialism Can Defeat Trumpism Only Socialism Can Defeat Trumpism

Millions of ordinary people are ready for an alternative, one pointed to by the success of Bernie Sanders.

Nov 4, 2016 / Nicole Aschoff and Bhaskar Sunkara

What You Think You Know About Kids and Public Housing is Wrong

What You Think You Know About Kids and Public Housing is Wrong What You Think You Know About Kids and Public Housing is Wrong

Some 6.5 million families in the US are waiting for either a spot in public housing or a housing voucher.

Nov 4, 2016 / Livia Gershon

Indiana Workers

In GOP Country, a Small Labor Organization Offers a Model for Fighting Trumpism In GOP Country, a Small Labor Organization Offers a Model for Fighting Trumpism

The Workers’ Project in Indiana has been uniting undocumented immigrants with white union workers since long before Trump hit the campaign trail.

Nov 4, 2016 / Sarah Jaffe

Richmond Chevron Tanks

This Small City Has a Plan to Fight the Silicon Valley Housing Crisis This Small City Has a Plan to Fight the Silicon Valley Housing Crisis

A ballot initiative in Richmond, California, could help determine whether rent control makes a comeback in the Bay Area.

Nov 4, 2016 / Jimmy Tobias

How a Somali-American Muslim Woman Candidate Is Mobilizing Millennial Voters in Minnesota

How a Somali-American Muslim Woman Candidate Is Mobilizing Millennial Voters in Minnesota How a Somali-American Muslim Woman Candidate Is Mobilizing Millennial Voters in Minnesota

Omar’s platform focuses on economic, social, racial, and environmental justice.

Nov 3, 2016 / StudentNation / Cirien Saadeh

The 2000 Election Unleashed Disaster on the World. We Can’t Let that Happen Again in 2016.

The 2000 Election Unleashed Disaster on the World. We Can’t Let that Happen Again in 2016. The 2000 Election Unleashed Disaster on the World. We Can’t Let that Happen Again in 2016.

For eight years, George W. Bush ravaged the planet. What will be left of it if Trump wins?

Nov 3, 2016 / Rebecca Solnit

Stop TPP signs

Why Is Washington Still Pushing the Trans-Pacific Partnership? Why Is Washington Still Pushing the Trans-Pacific Partnership?

Nothing exemplifies the disconnect between the establishment and ordinary Americans more than the plan to cram the TPP through the lame-duck Congress.

Nov 3, 2016 / Robert L. Borosage

The Philippines’ Drug Crackdown Is Creating an Atmosphere of Impunity for Anti-Union Violence

The Philippines’ Drug Crackdown Is Creating an Atmosphere of Impunity for Anti-Union Violence The Philippines’ Drug Crackdown Is Creating an Atmosphere of Impunity for Anti-Union Violence

President Rodrigo Duterte’s government was elected on a pro-labor platform, but has so far failed to deliver.

Nov 3, 2016 / Michelle Chen

Cosmopolitan Pop

Cosmopolitan Pop Cosmopolitan Pop

DJ /rupture and MIA capture the new global spirit of pop music.

Nov 2, 2016 / Books & the Arts / Atossa Araxia Abrahamian

The Bundy Acquittal Is Dangerous

The Bundy Acquittal Is Dangerous The Bundy Acquittal Is Dangerous

But the courtroom isn’t the only place to challenge the rise of anti-government radicals.

Nov 1, 2016 / Zoë Carpenter

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