With increasing Latino activism, once-Republican Arizona is becoming contested terrain, though registration still lags. Will this be the year?
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Posted inEnergy and the Environment
A Just Transition for U.S. Fossil Fuel Industry Workers
A combination of better jobs and pensions will remove one political obstacle to a green transition—and it’s the right thing to do.
Posted inCivil Rights in America
Is This the Year of the Latino Voter?
Latinos have had some of the lowest voter turnout rates, but this November—with unprecedented mobilization campaigns and the specter of a Trump presidency—may be different.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
The First Post-Middle-Class Election
The politics of downward mobility and racial diversity have eroded the center, pushing Democrats to the left and Republicans toward an authoritarian right.
Posted inWorking in America
On Demand, and Demanding Their Rights
Gig workers in the Uber economy are organizing to win more say over their jobs—and writing a new chapter in American labor history.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Trump and the Racial Politics of the South
The legacy of slavery and segregation creeps northward.
Posted inWorking in America
The Subtle Force of Tom Perez
The labor secretary, a son of Dominican immigrants, has used his power to make real gains for workers—so successfully that he’s become a vice presidential prospect.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
What Is Hillary Clinton’s Agenda?
She’s had so much to say on so many issues that voters may not know what she wants to accomplish.
Posted inCivil Rights in America
Don’t Assume Trump’s Bias Is Mere Bluster
How the Republican nominee could bar Muslim immigrants.Â
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
We’re Going to Need More Tax Revenue. Here’s How to Raise It.
More tax dollars will be essential to improve our infrastructure, push back on global warming, fight poverty and inequality, and improve health and retirement security.Â
