Economy

If Congress Won’t, Obama May Have to Address Corporate Tax Inversion

If Congress Won’t, Obama May Have to Address Corporate Tax Inversion If Congress Won’t, Obama May Have to Address Corporate Tax Inversion

America stands to lose a great deal more from inversion deals from companies President Obama calls “corporate deserters.”

Aug 13, 2014 / Blog / Katrina vanden Heuvel

This Week, Look At Real Sharks: Payday Lenders

This Week, Look At Real Sharks: Payday Lenders This Week, Look At Real Sharks: Payday Lenders

Activists want to draw attention to some of the most predatory financial companies.

Aug 12, 2014 / Blog / George Zornick

Could Stronger Unions Make China More Democratic?

Could Stronger Unions Make China More Democratic? Could Stronger Unions Make China More Democratic?

Chinese labor activist Han Dongfang thinks that democracy begins in the workplace.

Aug 11, 2014 / Blog / Michelle Chen

Why Are Black Workers Relegated to the Lowest-Paying Jobs at Baltimore’s Airport?

Why Are Black Workers Relegated to the Lowest-Paying Jobs at Baltimore’s Airport? Why Are Black Workers Relegated to the Lowest-Paying Jobs at Baltimore’s Airport?

Black workers at Thurgood Marshall Airport are concentrated in the lowest-paying and lowest-status jobs, earning as little as $8.50 per hour. 

Aug 8, 2014 / Blog / Michelle Chen

Rupert Murdoch Has Dropped His $80 Billion Bid to Take Over Time Warner

Rupert Murdoch Has Dropped His $80 Billion Bid to Take Over Time Warner Rupert Murdoch Has Dropped His $80 Billion Bid to Take Over Time Warner

Why that’s a win for media diversity.

Aug 7, 2014 / Blog / Leslie Savan

How Gender Changes Piketty’s ‘Capital in the Twenty-First Century’

How Gender Changes Piketty’s ‘Capital in the Twenty-First Century’ How Gender Changes Piketty’s ‘Capital in the Twenty-First Century’

Reading the economist’s book through a feminist lens reveals the need for a richer array of anti-inequality policies.

Aug 6, 2014 / The Curve / Kathleen Geier, Kate Bahn, Joelle Gamble, Zillah Eisenstein, and Heather Boushey

How the Deaths of 75 Workers at a Chinese Factory Could Have Been ‘Easily Prevented’

How the Deaths of 75 Workers at a Chinese Factory Could Have Been ‘Easily Prevented’ How the Deaths of 75 Workers at a Chinese Factory Could Have Been ‘Easily Prevented’

The massive explosion at a subcontracted auto parts supplier was preceded by a slew of blatant safety lapses.

Aug 6, 2014 / Blog / Michelle Chen

By John Boehner’s Logic, a Lot of Presidents Should Have Been Sued

By John Boehner’s Logic, a Lot of Presidents Should Have Been Sued By John Boehner’s Logic, a Lot of Presidents Should Have Been Sued

Republicans are suing the president for doing what presidents do.

Aug 5, 2014 / Blog / John Nichols

America’s New Harvest of Shame

America’s New Harvest of Shame America’s New Harvest of Shame

Ohio Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur visited the tobacco fields of North Carolina. What she saw there should concern all Americans.

Aug 4, 2014 / Marcy Kaptur

Comcast-Affiliated News Site Censored My Article About Net Neutrality Lobbying

Comcast-Affiliated News Site Censored My Article About Net Neutrality Lobbying Comcast-Affiliated News Site Censored My Article About Net Neutrality Lobbying

“This is exactly why we need Net Neutrality. We don’t want to live in a world where Comcast or AT&T gets to decide which side of the story you see.”

Aug 1, 2014 / Blog / Lee Fang

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