The Fight for $15 Is Starting to Fight for Fair Schedules The Fight for $15 Is Starting to Fight for Fair Schedules
They're building a framework for a new normal in the low-wage workplace.
Oct 3, 2016 / Michelle Chen
The Hyde Amendment Punishes Poor Women—and It’s Bad for the Economy The Hyde Amendment Punishes Poor Women—and It’s Bad for the Economy
The 40-year-old ban on public funding for abortion is not just a burden on individual women.
Sep 30, 2016 / Kate Bahn and Jamila Taylor
My Post-Debate Blues, or, How a Rude Egomaniac Has Effectively Channeled Working-Class Anger My Post-Debate Blues, or, How a Rude Egomaniac Has Effectively Channeled Working-Class Anger
In his clumsy way, Trump is defining a new industrial policy and exposing the stupidity of American “exceptionalism.”
Sep 30, 2016 / William Greider
There Are People in Jail Right Now Because They Don’t Have $500 There Are People in Jail Right Now Because They Don’t Have $500
“People are here because they are poor, and it’s a perpetual cycle.”
Sep 30, 2016 / The Nation
Donald Trump Is a Worse Crook Than Bernie Madoff Donald Trump Is a Worse Crook Than Bernie Madoff
Madoff only scammed his rich clients. Trump could scam us all.
Sep 29, 2016 / Nomi Prins
Transparency Transparency
Two million Wells Fargo customers had accounts opened in their names without their knowledge. —News reports A body cam shows what cops do. For that we all give thanks. But now we n…
Sep 29, 2016 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Wells Fargo Crooks Stole From Customers, Reaped Obscene Rewards—and Stuck Us With the Bill Wells Fargo Crooks Stole From Customers, Reaped Obscene Rewards—and Stuck Us With the Bill
Until we start jailing banksters, they’ll keep doing it.
Sep 29, 2016 / Robert L. Borosage
The United States of Anxiety, Episode 2: Segregation and the Trump Phenomenon The United States of Anxiety, Episode 2: Segregation and the Trump Phenomenon
Following World War II, the suburbs offered three key attractions: They were safe; they were secure; and they were segregated.
Sep 29, 2016 / Podcast / Kai Wright
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
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