Why Young People in Argentina Backed Far-Right President-Elect Javier Milei Why Young People in Argentina Backed Far-Right President-Elect Javier Milei
Young voters helped deliver a shocking first-place finish for Milei in the August open primaries, and almost 70 percent backed him in the November election.
Nov 30, 2023 / StudentNation / Zachariah Sippy
Ban the 24-Hour Workday! Ban the 24-Hour Workday!
In some states—New York is one of them—it is still legal to hire someone for a 24-hour shift, but to only pay them for a fraction of those hours.
Nov 29, 2023 / Dawn Kikel
Can Mandated Nurse-to-Patient Ratios Fix Hospitals’ Staffing Crisis? Can Mandated Nurse-to-Patient Ratios Fix Hospitals’ Staffing Crisis?
The nurse staffing crisis isn’t new, but the situation has only intensified since the Covid-19 pandemic. “Our hospitals are at risk if they don’t have enough nurses."
Nov 27, 2023 / StudentNation / Kayla Yup
Why “Liberal” Donors Love Giving Money to the Extreme Right Why “Liberal” Donors Love Giving Money to the Extreme Right
Many purportedly progressive plutocrats turn reactionary on Israel and labor.
Nov 24, 2023 / Jeet Heer
You Deserve a 4-Day Workweek You Deserve a 4-Day Workweek
It’s time for Americans to claw their lives back from work.
Nov 24, 2023 / Bryce Covert
In Defense of the 30-Year Mortgage In Defense of the 30-Year Mortgage
A recent New York Times column argued that the long term fixed-rate loan popular with US homebuyers is unfair to banks. In fact the arrangement—a fruit of the New Deal—is somethin...
Nov 23, 2023 / James K. Galbraith
The Devastating Wars Abroad Are Windfalls for Weapons Manufacturers The Devastating Wars Abroad Are Windfalls for Weapons Manufacturers
Your tax dollars are being squandered in the rush to build and sell ever more weaponry for ongoing wars.
Nov 23, 2023 / William D. Hartung
Biden’s Supposed “Open-Border Policy” Does Not Exist Biden’s Supposed “Open-Border Policy” Does Not Exist
Just a glance at 2023 border contracts suggests that more walls, detention centers, and expulsion flights are coming.
Nov 22, 2023 / Todd Miller
Why Bill Gates’s Philanthropy Is a Problem Why Bill Gates’s Philanthropy Is a Problem
If you learn to look past Gates’s PR halo, you will see his greed, hubris, and superiority complex.
Nov 22, 2023 / Tim Schwab
Argentina’s Chainsaw Massacre Election Argentina’s Chainsaw Massacre Election
A far-right libertarian and dictatorship apologist is about to become the nation’s next president. It’s a victory that the United States helped enable.
Nov 21, 2023 / Jacob Sugarman