Why the World Needs a New Social Contract
The global model of economic growth has fueled corporate greed, depressed wages, and driven up inequality in the majority of countries.
International
In Mexico, a Challenge to a Deeply Corrupt and Unequal Status Quo
Voters in one of the world’s most top-heavy major nations face a significant choice July 1.
One Hundred Years of Servitude in Brazil
Since the days of the 19th century rubber barons, plantation bosses have exploited indigenous people in the Amazon.
A Dispatch from the UK University Staff Strikes
After years of seeing budget surpluses spent on buildings and other vanity projects, lecturers rebelled against proposed pension cuts.
Gold and Global Inequality at the Winter Olympics
What would Olympic coverage look like if we considered national wealth alongside medal counts?
Paying Tribute to a Warrior Against Big Pharma: Zahara Heckscher
Until the very end, she used every tool she had to fight against trade rules that protect drug company monopolies and deny patients essential medicines.
5 Reasons Mexican Workers Would Cheer the Demise of NAFTA
President Trump is extremely unpopular in Mexico, but his crusade against the trade pact might benefit workers south of the border.
Emmanuel Macron Was Supposed to Be the Anti-Trump. He’s Not.
The French darling of American liberals is slashing taxes for the rich and cracking down on immigrants.
Taking Iceland’s Gender Pay Gap Law Global
To be effective, pay equity laws need to be combined with strong protections for union organizing and collective bargaining.