October 29, 1929: The Stock Market Crashes, Plunging the World Into Economic Depression October 29, 1929: The Stock Market Crashes, Plunging the World Into Economic Depression
“Obviously the market must have been extremely vulnerable to offer so little resistance.”
Oct 29, 2015 / 150th Anniversary / Richard Kreitner
Big Coal Makes Its Move Against the EPA’s Power Plant Rule Big Coal Makes Its Move Against the EPA’s Power Plant Rule
The coal industry and its allies wasted no time initiating legal challenges against the regulations, which were published last week.
Oct 27, 2015 / Zoë Carpenter
Think We Can’t Stabilize the Climate While Fostering Growth? Think Again. Think We Can’t Stabilize the Climate While Fostering Growth? Think Again.
Long-term investments in clean energy would curb emissions and create millions of jobs around the globe.
Oct 27, 2015 / Feature / Robert Pollin
Walmart’s Wage Increase Is Hurting Its Stock Price—and That’s OK Walmart’s Wage Increase Is Hurting Its Stock Price—and That’s OK
The stock market doesn’t take long-term economic growth into account very well, so why do we look to it to see if higher wages are succeeding?
Oct 23, 2015 / Bryce Covert
She Came to the US, Was Forced Into Indentured Servitude, and Now Faces Deportation She Came to the US, Was Forced Into Indentured Servitude, and Now Faces Deportation
Why won’t Immigration Services provide relief for this abused guestworker?
Oct 21, 2015 / Michelle Chen
It’s Science: Raising the Minimum Wage Would Make America a Happier Place It’s Science: Raising the Minimum Wage Would Make America a Happier Place
The American Psychological Association is marshaling research that shows alleviating poverty improves mental health.
Oct 15, 2015 / Benjamin Ryan
2 Things You Won’t Learn From the New Steve Jobs Film 2 Things You Won’t Learn From the New Steve Jobs Film
Apple is relentless toward its overseas labor force and remarkably innovative in its approach to tax avoidance.
Oct 15, 2015 / Column / Eric Alterman
Note to Dems: Simply Not Being Racist Isn’t Enough on Immigration Reform Note to Dems: Simply Not Being Racist Isn’t Enough on Immigration Reform
The GOP’s xenophobic carnival has set the political bar dangerously low for Democrats.
Oct 14, 2015 / Julianne Hing
The Unionization Tool Management Will Never Expect The Unionization Tool Management Will Never Expect
Members-only unions might not be as strong as regular unions, but they’re a lot easier to create in a hostile labor environment.
Oct 14, 2015 / Michelle Chen
How the Populist Moment Will Shape the Debates How the Populist Moment Will Shape the Debates
The moment and the movements shaping it.
Oct 13, 2015 / Katrina vanden Heuvel