How to Level the Playing Field for Workers — Even With Unions Hurting
A federal jobs and income guarantee could protect workers the way unions once did.
Policy
How Randomistas Can Help Fight Inequality
The smartest way to create meaningful social policy is with a healthy amount of skepticism.
Salvadorans Protest Renewed Attempts to Privatize Water Resources
Anti-privatization organizers demand the government recognize that water is a right, not a commodity.
We Subsidize the Wrong Kind of Agriculture
We should be supporting the small farmers who sell at farmers markets, not the corporate giants that hurt our health and environment.
New York, New York, What a Less than Wonderful Town
Any city — any society — that lets the rich keep as much as they can grab is asking for big-time trouble.
For Minimum Decency, a Maximum Wage
Amid rising inequality, a new book argues, the notion of capping income has suddenly become politically plausible.
Fore! How We Pay When Plutocrats Play
From Hong Kong to Los Angeles, people of ordinary means are squeezing into expensive housing and subsidizing country clubs for the golfing super rich.
Employee Ownership a Win-Win for Workers and Companies
A study finds that millennials in employee stock ownership plans fare far better compared to other young workers.
Tax Luxury Housing to Fund Social Housing
Taxing high-end real estate transfers can help keep city living affordable for everyone.