Economy and Business
Where’s the Beef in NAFTA 2.0?
Trump’s new trade deal would encourage multinational meat packers to abandon America’s family ranchers.
Red States Cut Worker Pay by $1.5 Billion
If you’re a minimum wage worker in a conservative state, your state lawmakers may have cut your paycheck by over $4,000.
The Green New Deal Must Be Global
For a planet-wide climate crisis, solutions must also span the planet.
The Value of Community College
Community colleges are a crucial stepping stone, and they cost far less than four-year schools. They should be free.
The Other Mexican Migration
Thousands of people cross the U.S.-Mexico border for health care every day — and they’re headed south, not north.
5 Ways the Economy Is Stacked Against Young People
Millennials suffer stagnant wages and high expenses in an economy not designed for them — but there’s hope.
Trump’s New Coal Rules Will Bury Rural America
People of color and white rural populations are going to suffer the most from the EPA’s war on renewable power.
You Don’t Save Money By Forcing People to Go Hungry
Food stamps helped me get back on my feet during a tough time. Cutting them is lose-lose.
Celebrate American Excellence — With Equal Pay!
In soccer and in everything else, we need to pay America’s millions of underpaid women what they’re worth.
The Research Is In: Stop Fracking ASAP
Over 1,500 reports show there’s simply no safe way to do it — and it’s harming us all every day it goes on.