Is ‘Big Data’ Actually Reinforcing Social Inequalities? Is ‘Big Data’ Actually Reinforcing Social Inequalities?
An increasingly technologized world makes life easier… for some people, anyway.
Sep 29, 2014 / Michelle Chen
Can New York Create Affordable Housing That’s Also Environmentally Sustainable? Can New York Create Affordable Housing That’s Also Environmentally Sustainable?
The de Blasio administration unveils an ambitious plan: reduce emissions and inequality at the same time.
Sep 24, 2014 / Michelle Chen
Scotland’s Referendum on Austerity Scotland’s Referendum on Austerity
A remarkable democratic debate over independence has forced an admission that austerity is a vital, perhaps definitive, issue.
Sep 17, 2014 / John Nichols
Climate Change Is a People’s Shock Climate Change Is a People’s Shock
What if, instead of accepting a future of climate catastrophe and private profits, we decide to change everything?
Sep 16, 2014 / Naomi Klein
Why Are Employers Checking Job Applicants’ Credit Histories? Why Are Employers Checking Job Applicants’ Credit Histories?
There’s no evidence that credit reports reveal an applicant’s competence but plenty of evidence that shows they invade privacy and institutionalize discrimination.
Sep 12, 2014 / Michelle Chen
Why Hong Kong’s ‘Occupy Central’ Movement Has Beijing Very, Very Scared Why Hong Kong’s ‘Occupy Central’ Movement Has Beijing Very, Very Scared
Hong Kong is one of the most unequal developed economies in the world. Now the mainland government wants to keep a tight grip on the territory’s political system too.
Sep 12, 2014 / Eli Friedman
What Hong Kong’s Occupy Movement Can Learn From History What Hong Kong’s Occupy Movement Can Learn From History
Hong Kong’s democracy movement stands at a crossroads.
Sep 12, 2014 / Jeffrey Wasserstrom and Denise Y. Ho
What Marco Rubio Told a Secret Koch Fundraiser (Exclusive) What Marco Rubio Told a Secret Koch Fundraiser (Exclusive)
The senator’s safe homage to the American Dream illustrates his close relationship with the billionaire Koch brothers.
Sep 4, 2014 / Zoë Carpenter
The BRICS: Challengers to the Global Status Quo The BRICS: Challengers to the Global Status Quo
Can the BRICS wrest control of the global economy from the United States and Europe, or will their internal contradictions tear them apart?
Sep 4, 2014 / Walden Bello and Foreign Policy In Focus
The Republican Playbook for Cutting Anti-Poverty Programs The Republican Playbook for Cutting Anti-Poverty Programs
Paul Ryan’s poverty plan uses old tricks to make deep cuts.
Sep 3, 2014 / Mike Konczal and Bryce Covert