The Elephant in the Room: What Trump, Clinton, and Even Stein Are Missing
What is the most important—yet neglected—issue in the political debate? Hint: It isn’t the ideal body weight of Miss Universe. Part 1.
Economy
8 Cities Have New Co-op-Style Black Worker Centers—And They’re Tackling Unemployment
A member-led cooperative structure empowers Black workers as they navigate challenges like discriminatory hiring practices and high incarceration rates.
How to Contact the 3 Dozen Banks Still Backing Dakota Access Pipeline Companies
Two banks have divested. Here are CEO names, emails, and phone numbers of the rest—because banks have choices when it comes to what projects they give loans to.
How Oregon Became the Easiest Place to Vote in America
Voters are automatically registered at the DMV, then can easily vote in elections by mail-in ballot.
National Prison Strike Exposes Need for Labor Rights Behind Bars
At 29 prisons, thousands of inmates have stopped work to protest unfair labor practices. So where are the unions?
Finally, Jobs That Work for Parenting
Right now I’m not worried about the glass ceiling. For now, with a young child, I’m embracing freelance work.
The Other Housing Crisis: Finding a Home in Rural America
Thirty percent of rural Americans have substandard housing—and it’s expensive. But these communities are finding ways to give low-income residents homes of their own.
A Strategy to Stop the Funding Behind the Dakota Access Pipeline
A key pipeline loan is still pending, and banks can be vulnerable to public pressure. We can fight alongside the Standing Rock Sioux at any one of 38 banks.
Want National Security? Dismantle the War Machine
A military response to violence creates more violence. For real security, we need to stop climate change and work toward shared prosperity.
Advising My Laid-Off Mom About Freelance Work
The economy has changed from many single-track, steady careers into workers who thrive on one-off gigs and “projects.” But when you’re over 60 and overqualified, how do you find a job?
How We Became an Economy of Side Jobs
The job growth that led us out of the recession has been in nontraditional jobs, and that's working well for women.
For Workers Who Feel Like Part of a Machine, These Companies Get It Right
The Good Work Code attempts to re-examine what workers and employers want and to build jobs around shared values.
6 Tips on Making Money and Staying Sane When You Work From Home
How to deal with anxiety, self-doubt, and “the check’s in the mail.”
6 Ways We’re Already Leading an Economic Revolution
From the “buy local” movement to public banking, we’re well on our way to a more democratic, cooperative, and people-centered economy.
I Took a Side Job Selling Cherries at Pike Place—And Now Love the Farming World
There is a profound sense of community born from the gathering of people and the exchange of goods at a market.
The World’s Biggest School Meal Program Is Keeping Local Farmers in Business
Emphasizing local food under a radical policy of “zero hunger,” Brazil’s school lunch initiative helps small farmers buy the land they’ve been farming for generations.
How Americans Build Wealth in 10 Charts —And What Race Has to Do With It
(Hint: It’s less about income and more about skin color.)
A New Economic Vision That Mixes Together Occupy, Amish Culture, and Startups
What subcultures offer us insight and principles for new ways of organizing?
Meet the Farmworker Who Helped Win Rent Control in California’s Wine Country
When Gervacio Pena Lopez migrated to Sonoma County 30 years ago, he just wanted to find work to support his family. Since then, he has won victories for domestic and day laborers.
Special Report: Banking on Justice
In the poorest region of the nation's poorest state, a tiny government program keeps money flowing through mom-and-pop financial institutions—changing lives.
Why We Need Tiny Colleges
Could smaller—and cheaper—schools produce more thoughtful, engaged, and compassionate human beings?
Call for Submissions: Science for the Public Good
Send us your ideas by Sept 25.
As 9-to-5 Jobs Vanish, Look Who’s Reinventing the Working World
Overcoming isolation in the gig economy, workers like Amazon’s Mechanical Turks are building democratic, worker-led communities.
Seattle Is Giving Residents Money to Make Political Donations—Two States Follow
Voters are pushing for public-matching systems to replace the influence wealthy bankrollers have on government.
Who Replaced 9-to-5 Workers?
In just a few years, half of all workers will be outside the traditional economy. Not just artists and farmers but business people and professors, too.
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