Economy

Is Your Favorite Chocolate the Product of Child Labor?

Is Your Favorite Chocolate the Product of Child Labor? Is Your Favorite Chocolate the Product of Child Labor?

An estimated half-million to 1.5 million children are involved in the cocoa trade.

Dec 22, 2014 / Blog / Michelle Chen

Walmart’s Pregnancy Policy May Make You Sick

Walmart’s Pregnancy Policy May Make You Sick Walmart’s Pregnancy Policy May Make You Sick

Walmart to pregnant women: choose between a healthy pregnancy and a job.

Dec 19, 2014 / Blog / Michelle Chen

Why Is Ecuador Selling Its Economic and Environmental Future to China?

Why Is Ecuador Selling Its Economic and Environmental Future to China? Why Is Ecuador Selling Its Economic and Environmental Future to China?

The slick, oily underside of Correa’s “citizens’ revolution.”

Dec 18, 2014 / Andrew Ross

$4 Million: That’s How Much These Dim Sum Restaurant Workers Won in Back Pay

$4 Million: That’s How Much These Dim Sum Restaurant Workers Won in Back Pay $4 Million: That’s How Much These Dim Sum Restaurant Workers Won in Back Pay

280 workers organized to win a landmark settlement against one of San Francisco's most revered dim sum restaurants.

Dec 15, 2014 / Blog / Michelle Chen

India’s Love Affair with the Privatization of Everything

India’s Love Affair with the Privatization of Everything India’s Love Affair with the Privatization of Everything

Arundhati Roy's new book, Capitalism: A Ghost Story, reveals the contours of power in India today.

Dec 15, 2014 / Books & the Arts / Priyamvada Gopal

VIDEO: Elizabeth Warren Blasts Citigroup From the Senate Floor

VIDEO: Elizabeth Warren Blasts Citigroup From the Senate Floor VIDEO: Elizabeth Warren Blasts Citigroup From the Senate Floor

Out of the Senate debate over another sellout to the big banks comes the clarion call for a new populist politics.

Dec 14, 2014 / Blog / John Nichols

How Did These Graduate Students Improve Their Working Conditions? They Went on Strike!

How Did These Graduate Students Improve Their Working Conditions? They Went on Strike! How Did These Graduate Students Improve Their Working Conditions? They Went on Strike!

At the University of Oregon, campus organizing took on a new meaning when graduate workers went on the picket line.

Dec 12, 2014 / Blog / Michelle Chen

The Spending Bill’s Wall Street Giveaway Is Bad, but That’s Not All

The Spending Bill’s Wall Street Giveaway Is Bad, but That’s Not All The Spending Bill’s Wall Street Giveaway Is Bad, but That’s Not All

Along with hobbling Dodd-Frank, the so-called “Cromnibus” assaults a number of important priorities.

Dec 12, 2014 / Blog / Zoë Carpenter

To Save the Planet, We Need to Leave Fossil Fuels in the Ground—but Oil Companies Have Other Plans

To Save the Planet, We Need to Leave Fossil Fuels in the Ground—but Oil Companies Have Other Plans To Save the Planet, We Need to Leave Fossil Fuels in the Ground—but Oil Companies Have Other Plans

They say no to any “stranded assets.”

Dec 10, 2014 / Feature / William D. Cohan

Socialize Uber

Socialize Uber Socialize Uber

It’s easier than you think.

Dec 10, 2014 / Editorial / Mike Konczal

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