Congress Is Sticking Students With the Check Congress Is Sticking Students With the Check
The recent debt agreement will abolish the pandemic-era pause on student debt repayments—hitting the youngest generation of voters the hardest.
Jun 6, 2023 / Chris Lehmann
Once More, the Washington Debt Ceiling Ritual Ends in a Lousy Deal Once More, the Washington Debt Ceiling Ritual Ends in a Lousy Deal
What cuts there are come in all the wrong places.
Jun 5, 2023 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
The Case Against Homeownership The Case Against Homeownership
Instead of perpetuating the Ponzi scheme of private property for some, we should be demanding economic security for all.
Jun 5, 2023 / Jane Chung
Don’t Reform the Courts. Disempower Them. Don’t Reform the Courts. Disempower Them.
The Supreme Court’s extreme anti-worker decision calls for a radical response.
Jun 2, 2023 / Jeet Heer
Here’s Why Principled Progressives Opposed a Cruel and Destructive Debt Ceiling Deal Here’s Why Principled Progressives Opposed a Cruel and Destructive Debt Ceiling Deal
These Democrats defied their president and their party leaders to vote against a deal that harms families, the poor, and the environment.
Jun 2, 2023 / John Nichols
How Should Workers Respond to the Supreme Court’s Ruling in “Glacier Northwest”? How Should Workers Respond to the Supreme Court’s Ruling in “Glacier Northwest”?
The court’s ruling could have been much worse—and soon will be. Workers and unions need to be prepared.
Jun 1, 2023 / Jane McAlevey
There’s Never a Debt Ceiling for the Military-Industrial Complex There’s Never a Debt Ceiling for the Military-Industrial Complex
While the Biden-McCarthy deal denies food to hungry people, it increases Pentagon spending by tens of billions.
May 31, 2023 / John Nichols
Let’s Hear It for the Strippers’ Union Let’s Hear It for the Strippers’ Union
The newly unionized Star Gardens strippers are a triumph for the labor movement, proving that regardless of their profession, when workers unite, they can win.
May 31, 2023 / Antonia Crane
Unions Are Stepping Up to Find a Solution to California’s Housing Crisis Unions Are Stepping Up to Find a Solution to California’s Housing Crisis
State government has floundered in addressing homelessness. But the service workers' union Unite Here is filling the gap.
May 26, 2023 / Sasha Abramsky
What We Can Learn From the Surge of Far-Right Violence in India What We Can Learn From the Surge of Far-Right Violence in India
Too many upper-caste Indians and white Americans think of themselves as the only ones worthy of enjoying the spoils of the earth.
May 26, 2023 / Priti Gulati Cox and Stan Cox