Economy

Chilean Activists Change the Rules of the Game

Chilean Activists Change the Rules of the Game Chilean Activists Change the Rules of the Game

Graduating from protesters to politicians, Chile’s student leaders achieved the legislative wins that have eluded their Occupy counterparts.

Dec 10, 2014 / Foreign Policy In Focus / Sebastian Rosemont and Foreign Policy In Focus

Would You Rather Get Your Water From Your City Government—or From a Corporation?

Would You Rather Get Your Water From Your City Government—or From a Corporation? Would You Rather Get Your Water From Your City Government—or From a Corporation?

Water privatization could soon be the next front in the austerity wars.

Dec 8, 2014 / Blog / Michelle Chen

Bogus Bipartisanship: Congress Cooperates in the Service of Corporations

Bogus Bipartisanship: Congress Cooperates in the Service of Corporations Bogus Bipartisanship: Congress Cooperates in the Service of Corporations

House Republicans and Democrats overwhelmingly approve extending absurd corporate tax breaks.

Dec 5, 2014 / Blog / John Nichols

Want to Exploit Retail Workers? In San Francisco, It’ll Cost You

Want to Exploit Retail Workers? In San Francisco, It’ll Cost You Want to Exploit Retail Workers? In San Francisco, It’ll Cost You

The city now has a Retail Workers Bill of Rights.

Dec 5, 2014 / Blog / Michelle Chen

Stephen Cohen: A ‘United’ Ukraine Is Really a Divided Ukraine

Stephen Cohen: A ‘United’ Ukraine Is Really a Divided Ukraine Stephen Cohen: A ‘United’ Ukraine Is Really a Divided Ukraine

The only way to claim Ukraine “united” is to have given up on a full quarter of the country.

Dec 4, 2014 / Nation in the News / The Nation

Bernie Sanders’s Bold Economic Agenda Seeks to Transform Politics

Bernie Sanders’s Bold Economic Agenda Seeks to Transform Politics Bernie Sanders’s Bold Economic Agenda Seeks to Transform Politics

The senator has a twelve-point plan for getting the debate, and perhaps the movement, started.

Dec 3, 2014 / Blog / John Nichols

Are Cities the Next Front in the Right’s War on Labor?

Are Cities the Next Front in the Right’s War on Labor? Are Cities the Next Front in the Right’s War on Labor?

From ALEC to the Heritage Foundation, a group of anti-labor stalwarts is looking to turn cities and counties into “right-to-work” zones.

Dec 3, 2014 / Moshe Z. Marvit

Walmart’s US Operations Burn 4.2 Million Tons of Coal Each Year

Walmart’s US Operations Burn 4.2 Million Tons of Coal Each Year Walmart’s US Operations Burn 4.2 Million Tons of Coal Each Year

Walmart claims to be environmentally friendly, but the details tell a different story.

Dec 3, 2014 / Blog / Michelle Chen

It Is Time for a Retail Workers’ Bill of Rights

It Is Time for a Retail Workers’ Bill of Rights It Is Time for a Retail Workers’ Bill of Rights

Let’s get serious about addressing erratic, constantly changing schedules that are a Holiday-season nightmare for workers.

Dec 1, 2014 / Blog / John Nichols

Black Friday Rage, From Ferguson to Walmart

Black Friday Rage, From Ferguson to Walmart Black Friday Rage, From Ferguson to Walmart

On Black Friday, protesters across movements came together with a common demand: spend not one dime.

Dec 1, 2014 / Blog / Michelle Chen

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