Why Today Is a Sad Milestone for Minimum-Wage Workers Why Today Is a Sad Milestone for Minimum-Wage Workers
It took 41 days for federal minimum-wage workers to catch up to what they made in 2009.
Mar 1, 2018 / George Zornick
For Investors, Puerto Rico Is a Fantasy Blank Slate For Investors, Puerto Rico Is a Fantasy Blank Slate
How tech companies and private capital are poised to reshape the US colony.
Feb 28, 2018 / Yarimar Bonilla
For South Africa’s New President, ‘Black Economic Empowerment’ Is All About Personal Enrichment For South Africa’s New President, ‘Black Economic Empowerment’ Is All About Personal Enrichment
A courageous labor leader during the anti-apartheid struggle, Cyril Ramaphosa is now the face of neoliberal extractivism and worker exploitation.
Feb 27, 2018 / Patrick Bond
New York’s Separate and Unequal Schools New York’s Separate and Unequal Schools
The nation’s most diverse public school district is also its most divided.
Feb 20, 2018 / Michelle Chen
How Trump Plans to Evict Poor Families From Public Housing How Trump Plans to Evict Poor Families From Public Housing
The president’s budget proposal is a shocking assault on millions of people who rely on rental assistance.
Feb 16, 2018 / George Zornick
6 Ways to Rein In Today’s Toxic Monopolies 6 Ways to Rein In Today’s Toxic Monopolies
Monopolies are strangling competition and cutting off opportunity. Here’s how to stop them.
Feb 16, 2018 / Stacy Mitchell
I’m a Founding Investor in Blue Apron, and Let Me Tell You: Trump’s ‘Harvest Box’ Is No Blue Apron I’m a Founding Investor in Blue Apron, and Let Me Tell You: Trump’s ‘Harvest Box’ Is No Blue Apron
The boxes are the epitome of hypocrisy for a party that spent eight years howling with rage about a first lady who just wanted school lunches to include more vegetables.
Feb 16, 2018 / Joe Sanberg
By the Numbers: The Rise of Monopolies By the Numbers: The Rise of Monopolies
Industry consolidation has squashed competition and created huge profits for a tiny elite.
Feb 15, 2018 / Editorial / Emmalina Glinskis
Does Monopoly Power Explain Workers’ Stagnant Wages? Does Monopoly Power Explain Workers’ Stagnant Wages?
As industries get more concentrated, workers have fewer employment options—and less leverage to get a raise.
Feb 15, 2018 / Feature / Bryce Covert
Meet the World’s Most Feared Antitrust Enforcer Meet the World’s Most Feared Antitrust Enforcer
Margrethe Vestager, the EU commissioner for competition, discusses leveling the economic playing field.
Feb 15, 2018 / Editorial / Mike Konczal