Economy and Business
Tackle Climate Change — with Good Union Jobs
The Green New Deal is the best plan yet to push wages up and pollution down.
How Wall Street Drives Gender and Racial Inequality
If the minimum wage had kept up with Wall Street bonuses, it would be worth $33 today, instead of just $7.25.
Farm Country: Don’t Get Fooled Again
Big ag companies killed family farms and polluted our water, while politicians blamed our immigrant neighbors. Let’s not turn on each other again.
One Big Problem with the GOP’s Campaign against ‘Socialism’
The policies Republicans smear as Stalinist are a good deal more popular than their own.
Biden’s Special Touch
The former vice president has managed to be on the wrong side of virtually every debate on the left in the last few decades.
A Border Crisis of Our Own Making
For 30 years I’ve led faith delegations to Central America, seeing firsthand how U.S. policies displaced the people now arriving at our border.
Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears
Rulings authored or signed by Trump-appointed judges reveal an alarming bias against civil and constitutional rights.
Gentrification on the Seas
Boating used to be for the middle class, not just yacht owners. Now the rich are fortifying their hold on the sea with military hardware.
Big Corporations Got Their Money’s Worth on Tax Day
This year, 60 of America’s biggest corporations paid $0 in federal taxes — or less.
How Everyday Language Centers Some People and Excludes Others
Our society presumes straight white men to be the default human. The rest of us are notable foremost for not being men, white, or straight, and so on.
