Economy

Big Energy Says the Future Is Bright and Full of SUVs for Everyone

Big Energy Says the Future Is Bright and Full of SUVs for Everyone Big Energy Says the Future Is Bright and Full of SUVs for Everyone

Carbon companies have a new strategy: focus on the positive.

Jan 8, 2015 / Michael T. Klare

Elizabeth Warren Just Gave a Really Important—and Revealing—Speech

Elizabeth Warren Just Gave a Really Important—and Revealing—Speech Elizabeth Warren Just Gave a Really Important—and Revealing—Speech

Warren’s focus on the structural problems with the American economy staked out a clear line dividing the moderate and progressive wings of the Democratic party.

Jan 7, 2015 / George Zornick

America’s Workplaces Are Hostile to Families

America’s Workplaces Are Hostile to Families America’s Workplaces Are Hostile to Families

To fix social problems, we need to stop looking to marriage, and start creating more equitable public policy.

Jan 7, 2015 / Michelle Chen

We’ll Need an Economic Program to Make #BlackLivesMatter. Here Are Three Ideas.

We’ll Need an Economic Program to Make #BlackLivesMatter. Here Are Three Ideas. We’ll Need an Economic Program to Make #BlackLivesMatter. Here Are Three Ideas.

In a country that has always used race to justify inequality, ending police brutality is just the start.

Jan 7, 2015 / Feature / Jesse A. Myerson and Mychal Denzel Smith

Do You Think Products Made in China Should Be Called ‘US Exports’?

Do You Think Products Made in China Should Be Called ‘US Exports’? Do You Think Products Made in China Should Be Called ‘US Exports’?

If not, we must stop the Trans-Pacific Partnership before it does more damage to our country.

Jan 7, 2015 / Feature / William Greider

Standardized Tests Are Weakening Our Democracy

Standardized Tests Are Weakening Our Democracy Standardized Tests Are Weakening Our Democracy

In The Tyranny of the Meritocracy, Lani Guinier argues that the SATs have become “accurate reflectors of wealth and little else.”

Jan 6, 2015 / Richard D. Kahlenberg

Is Crowdsourcing Bad for Workers?

Is Crowdsourcing Bad for Workers? Is Crowdsourcing Bad for Workers?

“Cloud labor” sites like Crowdflower may be the face of the future—but their wages are stuck in a sweatshop past.

Jan 5, 2015 / Michelle Chen

Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton

Why This Socialist Feminist Is For Hillary Why This Socialist Feminist Is For Hillary

The stalled revolution for gender equity won’t be won simply by installing a woman in the White House—but it can’t hurt.

Jan 5, 2015 / Feature / Suzanna Danuta Walters

Will Snap Elections Bring Greece’s Syriza to Power?

Will Snap Elections Bring Greece’s Syriza to Power? Will Snap Elections Bring Greece’s Syriza to Power?

And if so, does the left party inherit a poisoned chalice? Or can it make a fresh start?

Dec 31, 2014 / Maria Margaronis

Tech Workers Chafe at India’s Neoliberal Ascent

Tech Workers Chafe at India’s Neoliberal Ascent Tech Workers Chafe at India’s Neoliberal Ascent

The real tech revolution may not be in Silicon Valley but at a Nokia factory outside Chennai.

Dec 29, 2014 / Michelle Chen

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