Economy
A New Economy Will Deliver Better Technology A New Economy Will Deliver Better Technology
On this episode of “Tech Won’t Save Us”, Aaron Benanav on his vision for a multi-criterial economy and how it would alter the type of technology our society creates.
That Wild “Wired” Article Is Not a Case Against Surrogacy That Wild “Wired” Article Is Not a Case Against Surrogacy
It’s a horror story about Silicon Valley, and an extreme example of what happens when we conceive of children as property.
Community Land Trusts Are Standing Up to New York City’s Worst Landlords Community Land Trusts Are Standing Up to New York City’s Worst Landlords
New legislation could accelerate a growing movement of tenants who refuse to be at the mercy of developers and want to take ownership of their communities’ resources.
What Was the Cracker Barrel Skirmish Really About? (Hint: Distracting From Real Crises Facing the Heartland.) What Was the Cracker Barrel Skirmish Really About? (Hint: Distracting From Real Crises Facing the Heartland.)
Trump is repaying rural voters’ loyalty by shafting them.
Policy
What Was the Cracker Barrel Skirmish Really About? (Hint: Distracting From Real Crises Facing the Heartland.) What Was the Cracker Barrel Skirmish Really About? (Hint: Distracting From Real Crises Facing the Heartland.)
Trump is repaying rural voters’ loyalty by shafting them.
Trump’s Attempt to Fire Lisa Cook From the Fed Is a Naked Power Play Trump’s Attempt to Fire Lisa Cook From the Fed Is a Naked Power Play
The president’s targeting the Federal Reserve governor over a technicality is blatantly politically motivated.
Shocking: The Trump Administration Grabs the Third Rail With Both Hands Shocking: The Trump Administration Grabs the Third Rail With Both Hands
Our grandparents would urge us all to defend and strengthen Social Security.
Labor
Will AI Kill Your Job? Will AI Kill Your Job?
On this episode of “Tech Won’t Save Us”: Brian Merchant discusses the AI job crisis.
An Open Letter to Our Students: Universities Do Not Deserve You An Open Letter to Our Students: Universities Do Not Deserve You
At the start of the school year, two professors provide some hard truths about the state of academia and what you should fight for.
“There Are No Illegal Strikes—Only Unsuccessful Ones”: A Conversation With Sara Nelson “There Are No Illegal Strikes—Only Unsuccessful Ones”: A Conversation With Sara Nelson
The international president of the Association of Flight Attendants explains how labor solidarity can “set the agenda and make things better.”
“They Will Attack Every Organized Worker in America” “They Will Attack Every Organized Worker in America”
Talking to the head of America’s largest union of federal workers about Trump’s assault on his members and all of labor.
Sandy Koufax and Don Drysdale Belong in the Labor Movement Hall of Fame Sandy Koufax and Don Drysdale Belong in the Labor Movement Hall of Fame
In the mid-1960s, the two pitchers inspired major league ballplayers to build a union and challenge the owners’ stranglehold on their lives, pay, and working conditions.
The Score
Mass Deportations Aren’t Just Evil. They’re Also Terrible Economics. Mass Deportations Aren’t Just Evil. They’re Also Terrible Economics.
Immigrants don’t steal citizens’ jobs and wages. They grow the economy for all.
Georgia’s Disastrous Medicaid Work Requirements Georgia’s Disastrous Medicaid Work Requirements
Georgia’s Republican governor, Brian Kemp, said that 345,000 people would enroll in the state’s Medicaid program, which has strict work requirements—so far just 5,118 have.
Every Schoolchild Should Eat Free Every Schoolchild Should Eat Free
Full bellies lead to attentive minds.
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