Will resistance give the protest movement in the nation’s capital the shot in the arm it needs?
Poverty & Wealth
Posted inBooks, Arts and Culture
Schooling Capitalism
This week, both coasts saw student marches on Monday and big-city police raids on Tuesday. As the chancellors of the University of California met by teleconference, students throughout the U.C. system held demonstrations and teach-ins opposing tuition hikes and police violence. At U.C. Davis, they called a student strike. Meanwhile, their counterparts at the City […]
Posted inBooks, Arts and Culture
Game Plan
With a labor agreement tentatively in place, the NBA’s next challenge will be bringing the fans back.
Posted inEconomic Policy
GOP vs. Job Creators
Republican opposition to extending the payroll tax misses the point.
Posted inBooks, Arts and Culture
NBA, Final
A league labor agreement includes a surprising caveat to protect owners from … themselves.
Posted inBooks, Arts and Culture
Scott Olsen Discusses Head Injury at OWS Oakland
24-year-old Iraq War veteran discusses his head injury, recovery and the future of OWS.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Back from China?
Manufacturing once gave the U.S. its middle-class majority. Can it do it again?
Posted inBooks, Arts and Culture
Snobs Like Us
When did cultural disdain become the province of the left?
Posted inBooks, Arts and Culture
Football is Hell
Some things to ponder as you watch Thanksgiving football (or don’t).
Posted inBooks, Arts and Culture
Thanks, But No Thanksgiving
Employees and consumers fight back against “Black Friday,” which increasingly starts on the holiday itself.