The WFP has amassed the power to turn progressive ideas into law. But a controversial attempt to work a deal with incumbent New York Governor Cuomo has put its ballot line at stake.
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Posted inEconomic Policy
Labor at a Crossroads: The Seeds of a New Movement
SEIU’s David Rolf—virtuoso organizer and mastermind of Seattle’s $15 minimum wage campaign—says labor needs radically new ways to champion worker interests.Â
Posted inAmerica and the World
On Realism, Old and New
With new threats to the peace, it’s more important than ever to be clear about America’s core national interests.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Elizabeth Warren’s Challenge to Hillary Clinton
A more insurgent campaign, like the one the former professor waged for the Senate, could make the Democratic frontrunner a stronger candidate.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Rand Paul’s Millennial Quest: A Little Libertarian, A Lot of Something Else
Win or lose, the neo-libertarian stands to change the DNA of the Grand Old Party.
Posted inCivil Rights in America
The Making of Ferguson: How Decades of Hostile Policy Created a Powder Keg
Long before the shooting of Michael Brown, official racial-isolation policies primed Ferguson for this summer’s events.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Must Environmentalists and Labor Activists Find Themselves at Odds With Each Other?
The need for jobs, and the ecological limits to growth
Posted inLaw and Justice
Staggering Loss of Black Wealth Due to Subprime Scandal Continues Unabated
Two years after we last investigated the the foreclosure crisis in the most affluent black county in America, things aren’t exactly looking up—except, maybe, for the banks.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Road Hazard: Millions of Autos On U.S. Highways Recalled But Not Repaired
Why we have millions of cars with unfixed safety recalls — and Germany has none.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
In 22 States, a Wave of New Voting Restrictions Threatens to Shift Outcomes in Tight Races
The last large-scale push to curb voting access was more than a century ago, after Reconstruction. Until now.
