Economy and Business
What Sanctions Mean for My Iranian-American Family
As innocent people suffer, break-ins are on the rise — including at my grandparents’ house.
Refusing to Fund Our Own Destruction
From the White House to Ohio, too many politicians care more about protecting toxic industries than their constituents.
Fund Head Start, Not Internment Camps
One policy gives children lifelong benefits. The other destroys lives.
State by State, the War on Cannabis is Ending
Dozens of new state laws are expanding legal cannabis use — and expunging the records of users caught up in the system.
Support the Women’s World Cup Team
The U.S. women’s soccer team outperforms its male counterpart but earns less — like women in every other field.
Medicare for All Would Save Money — And Lives
The last thing on your mind during a ride to the ER should be: Is this going to bankrupt me?
Corporate Pride Is Cheap
Churning out cheap rainbow swag during Pride Month is about marketing, not supporting LGBTQ people.
CEOs Got an $800k Raise Last Year. Did You?
Ordinary workers now have to work centuries — or even millennia — to make what their CEOs make in a year.
Can Society Survive Without Empathy?
In a deeply unequal America, many of our deepest pockets are keen to find out.
If Corporations Have Rights, So Does Nature
A whopping 61 percent of Toledo’s voters said “yes” to recognizing legally enforceable rights for the natural world.
