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Economy & Work
  • Hundreds Turn Out for Georgia’s Moral Monday
    January 15, 2014
    | Allison Kilkenny
    This week, citizens in Georgia and South Carolina protested against their states' failure to expand Medicaid.
  • It's Not Just New York: The New Era of Progressive Urban Politics
    January 14, 2014
    | Amy Traub
    The recent progressive turn in many American cities was far from inevitable, but shows no sign of slowing.
  • Republicans Demand Cuts for Wall St. Watchdogs
    January 14, 2014
    Negotiators reportedly settled on cutting funding for financial regulators after giving up on further cuts in food stamps in a draft of a budget deal.
  • Raising the Minimum Wage Is the “Free Market” Thing to Do
    January 14, 2014
    | Joshua Holland
    In theory, everyone agrees that the government should step in to correct market failures. It's the politics that get in the way.
  • A Farewell to Retirement Security
    January 13, 2014
    | Stephen Franklin
    Pensions came in for a hard landing at Boeing last week, as workers at the aircraft manufacturer became the latest group to say goodbye to this long-term benefit.
  • Why the Wealthy Favor Punishment Over Justice
    January 13, 2014
    | Joshua Holland
    Research finds that the wealthy tend to believe in "class essentialism" and are more likely to endorse retributive forms of punishment over restorative justice.
  • Stars, Wonks Focus on the Fact That One in Three Americans Lives in or Near Poverty
    January 13, 2014
    A new report aims to raise awareness of the widespread economic insecurity faced by American women and their children.
  • Setting the Working Class Against the Poor Doesn't Work Anymore
    January 10, 2014
    | Robert Reich
    Conservatives have pursued a divide-and-conquer strategy intended to convince working-class whites that the poor were their enemies. It’s starting to backfire.
  • Kansas Court Could Kill the Right to a Decent Public Education
    January 9, 2014
    Kansas, like North Carolina, has become a test bed for conservative policy-making.
  • Trade Expert: Why the TPP Must Be Stopped
    January 9, 2014
    | Joshua Holland
    Global Trade Watch's Lori Wallach says that none of the promises that were used to sell NAFTA have come to fruition, and they're being repeated for the Trans-Pacific Partnership.


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