Economy

Homecare Worker Protections Thwarted in Court

Homecare Worker Protections Thwarted in Court Homecare Worker Protections Thwarted in Court

Just before Christmas, a federal judge stuck down minimum wage and overtime protections for millions of homecare workers.

Dec 26, 2014 / Michelle Chen

Dickens Was Right: the Real War on Christmas Is the War on the Poor

Dickens Was Right: the Real War on Christmas Is the War on the Poor Dickens Was Right: the Real War on Christmas Is the War on the Poor

A Dickensian year when food stamps were cut and bankers got everything they wanted

Dec 24, 2014 / John Nichols

Thank Postal Workers by Fighting to Save the Postal Service

Thank Postal Workers by Fighting to Save the Postal Service Thank Postal Workers by Fighting to Save the Postal Service

The USPS will deliver 15.5 billion pieces of mail this season. Yet it is threatened by devastating closures and cuts.

Dec 23, 2014 / John Nichols

Liberalism Doesn’t Start With Liberty

Liberalism Doesn’t Start With Liberty Liberalism Doesn’t Start With Liberty

In Edmund Fawcett’s new history, liberalism begins with capitalism and revolution.

Dec 23, 2014 / Books & the Arts / Katrina Forrester

Zephyr Teachout, Hands Up United and John Oliver Made Our 2014 Progressive Honor Roll. Who Else Made the List?

Zephyr Teachout, Hands Up United and John Oliver Made Our 2014 Progressive Honor Roll. Who Else Made the List? Zephyr Teachout, Hands Up United and John Oliver Made Our 2014 Progressive Honor Roll. Who Else Made the List?

From the huge climate march in September to racial-justice activism, it was a year that saw renewal of movement-based politics.

Dec 22, 2014 / Feature / John Nichols

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 / 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 / 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 / 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

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