Economy

Prison inmate

The Senate’s Bipartisan Criminal Justice Reform Bill Only Tackles Half the Problem The Senate’s Bipartisan Criminal Justice Reform Bill Only Tackles Half the Problem

If we don’t face the injustice of the very existence of prisons, the root causes of mass incarceration will go unaddressed.

Oct 14, 2015 / Mychal Denzel Smith

Note to Dems: Simply Not Being Racist Isn’t Enough on Immigration Reform

Note to Dems: Simply Not Being Racist Isn’t Enough on Immigration Reform Note to Dems: Simply Not Being Racist Isn’t Enough on Immigration Reform

The GOP’s xenophobic carnival has set the political bar dangerously low for Democrats.

Oct 14, 2015 / Julianne Hing

The Real Debate Last Night Was Between Democratic Socialism and Casino Capitalism

The Real Debate Last Night Was Between Democratic Socialism and Casino Capitalism The Real Debate Last Night Was Between Democratic Socialism and Casino Capitalism

And if Bernie Sanders has his way, this discussion’s not over.

Oct 14, 2015 / John Nichols

Car wash workers and allies protest in Brooklyn in 2014.

The Unionization Tool Management Will Never Expect The Unionization Tool Management Will Never Expect

Members-only unions might not be as strong as regular unions, but they’re a lot easier to create in a hostile labor environment.

Oct 14, 2015 / Michelle Chen

Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders

How the Populist Moment Will Shape the Debates How the Populist Moment Will Shape the Debates

The moment and the movements shaping it.

Oct 13, 2015 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

The Moral Case Against the TPP

The Moral Case Against the TPP The Moral Case Against the TPP

The TPP doesn’t just put jobs at risk. It rewrites the rules of business for big corporations—just ask Pope Francis.

Oct 13, 2015 / Foreign Policy In Focus / Manuel Pérez-Rocha

Donald Trump Speech Media Fawning

Why Today’s GOP Crackup Is the Final Unraveling of Nixon’s ‘Southern Strategy’ Why Today’s GOP Crackup Is the Final Unraveling of Nixon’s ‘Southern Strategy’

Tea Party rebels are exposing the deep rifts between country-club elites and social-issue hard-liners.

Oct 12, 2015 / Editorial / William Greider

The Secret Weapon for Cutting Costs at Chinese Factories? Interns

The Secret Weapon for Cutting Costs at Chinese Factories? Interns The Secret Weapon for Cutting Costs at Chinese Factories? Interns

And you thought American interns had it rough…

Oct 12, 2015 / Michelle Chen

Hillary Rodham Clinton

The Presidential Debate Question No One Is Asking: ‘Are You a Capitalist?’ The Presidential Debate Question No One Is Asking: ‘Are You a Capitalist?’

If Americans can handle a debate about socialism’s strengths and weaknesses, surely they can handle a brief back-and-forth regarding capitalism.

Oct 12, 2015 / John Nichols

Arne Duncan and President Obama

The Legacy of Arne Duncan, ‘A Hero in the Education Business’ The Legacy of Arne Duncan, ‘A Hero in the Education Business’

The Secretary of Education will step down at the end of the year, after proving himself a champion for the corporate reform movement.

Oct 12, 2015 / Zoë Carpenter

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