When Mega Corporations Get Mega Tax Breaks, We All Pay When Mega Corporations Get Mega Tax Breaks, We All Pay
A study finds that of the 100 highest-paid CEOs in the US, twenty-nine of them received more compensation than their companies paid in federal income tax.
Nov 18, 2014 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
This Will Make You Think Twice About Getting That Manicure This Will Make You Think Twice About Getting That Manicure
Could the chemicals in beauty products be causing long-term health problems for salon workers?
Nov 17, 2014 / Michelle Chen
Two Detroits, Separate and Unequal Two Detroits, Separate and Unequal
The Detroit of wealthy enclaves and private guards looks nothing like the other Detroit, which is becoming more uninhabitable every day.
Nov 17, 2014 / Laura Gottesdiener
Surprise: Whole Foods Is Not the World’s Greatest Employer Surprise: Whole Foods Is Not the World’s Greatest Employer
San Francisco employees of the green-capitalism giant are organizing themselves to fight for livable working conditions.
Nov 14, 2014 / Michelle Chen
Why Women Should Get the Rest of the Year Off Why Women Should Get the Rest of the Year Off
The average American woman works for “free” for two months thanks to the wage gap and unpaid labor.
Nov 13, 2014 / Bryce Covert
Why You Shouldn’t Marry for Money Why You Shouldn’t Marry for Money
Conservatives’ silver bullet is a joke.
Nov 12, 2014 / Bryce Covert
Never Mind ISIS, It’s ISDS That’s the Real Threat Never Mind ISIS, It’s ISDS That’s the Real Threat
The Trans-Pacific Partnership might give corporations the ability to sue countries for “expected future profits.”
Nov 11, 2014 / Greg Grandin
Are Fracking Workers Being Poisoned on the Job? Are Fracking Workers Being Poisoned on the Job?
A new study suggests air pollution near fracking sites may be worse than previously estimated—putting workers and local residents at increased risk of cancer, birth defects and oth...
Nov 10, 2014 / Michelle Chen
Minimum-Wage Workers Just Got a Raise, but Will Bosses Steal It? Minimum-Wage Workers Just Got a Raise, but Will Bosses Steal It?
This year’s midterms raised the minimum wage in four states and two cities across the country—now it’s time to make sure those wages get paid.
Nov 7, 2014 / Michelle Chen
Higher Minimum Wages Just Passed in Four States and Two Cities Higher Minimum Wages Just Passed in Four States and Two Cities
Amid disappointing election results, progressives won big on one campaign: raising the minimum wage.
Nov 5, 2014 / Michelle Chen