Economy and Business
We Need to Talk About Jeff Bezos’s Boat
The Amazon CEO’s yacht actually requires its own “support yacht” — so he can land his helicopter.
Factory Farms Are a Deadly Nuisance
Regulators, take notice: Air pollution from factory farms now kills more people than even coal pollution.
The Award for Sleaziest Corporate Profiteering Goes To…
… Tyson Foods, which forced its employees back to work and took bets on how many would die.
Employers: If You Want Workers, Pay a Living Wage
It’s not that people don’t want to work — it’s that they don’t want to work for so little.
America’s Immigration Solution
What’s the answer to declining births, labor shortages, and spending shortfalls? Immigration. Just ask Germany.
Viruses Know No Borders. Vaccines Shouldn’t Either.
As an Indian American, my family has experienced the worst of this pandemic in two countries. For any of us to be safe, we all need vaccine equity.
Poverty and Wealth Clash in the Hamptons
Homeowners in one of America’s wealthiest zip codes are fighting their impoverished indigenous neighbors efforts to develop.
The Man for the Moment Who Must Do More
Biden deserves praise for going big and bold on the economy. Let’s push him to go bigger and bolder.
FDR Must Be Smiling
Biden’s plan to create jobs and tax the rich is a good deal bolder than it looks at first glance.
Big Pharma’s COVID Crime Scene
Drug company lobbyists are fighting hard to keep generic vaccines out of global COVID-19 hot spots.
