The Economy Hasn’t Recovered for Single Women Low-income single women borrowed the most in the years leading up to the 2008 financial crash. And they're still vulnerable. Melanie G. Long | Apr 30, 2018
The Surprising Tourist Destinations Reviving Coal Country From punk rock to theater to ultramarathons, Kentucky towns are diversifying their economies—and uplifting local voices. Nico Gendron | Apr 25, 2018
7 Surprising Tax Facts You Should Know Here’s where your tax dollars go (and who isn't paying taxes at all). Lindsay Koshgarian | Apr 17, 2018
Here We Go Again: Why the Trans-Pacific Partnership Won’t Fix Anything Current trade agreements are great at creating more billionaires, not so much at protecting the interests of workers. David Korten | Apr 13, 2018
Today’s Young Adults Want to Redesign Capitalism. But Into What? The data suggest that today’s young people are losing faith in capitalism—and ready to embrace something much more fair. Douglas L. Kruse, Joseph Blasi | Apr 5, 2018
Conservatives Agree the New Pro-War Ideologues Are Dangerous Alarm over John Bolton, who has pushed for pre-emptive war in North Korea and bombing Iran, isn’t just among progressives. Sarah van Gelder | Mar 27, 2018
Tariffs Aren’t a Terrible Idea—If They’re About Well-Being of People, Not Corporations Tariffs on imports could be part of reorienting the global economy. Now is a good time to talk about it. David Korten | Mar 19, 2018
The Global Economy Needs Fixing, but Tariffs and a Trade War Won’t Do That If there’s any silver lining, it’s that out of this chaos may come an opportunity to rebuild globalized systems that are fair. Chris Winters | Mar 9, 2018
Why There Is (Some) Hope for Wall Street Some CEOs are getting the message that even though the economy is growing, they need to serve their communities, too. David Korten | Feb 20, 2018
Local economies | Affordable housing | Wealth and inequality Unstable Stock Market Is a Warning: Treat Your House Like a Home A precarious housing market is no place for homeowners and renters who just want a safe place to live and a community to belong to. Chris Winters | Feb 16, 2018
Why White Men May Be the Biggest Winners When a City Snags Amazon’s HQ2 A close look at how a new headquarters would affect local quality of life and who would fill the jobs. Amy Bhatt, Dillon Mahmoudi | Feb 7, 2018
11 Disturbing Words From Trump’s State of the Union The danger to our democracy is not the electoral college. Not gerrymandering. It’s a power imbalance that is old and structural. Mark Trahant | Jan 31, 2018
Inside the Move to End Gerrymandering As partisan redistricting increasingly biases election results, people are mobilizing through the courts and the ballot box to make elections fairer. Fran Korten | Jan 30, 2018
Why Rural America Isn’t a Lost Cause for Progressive Ideas Too often, liberal candidates write off red states. But their policies could find a willing audience there. Ivy Brashear | Jan 29, 2018
New Medicaid Rules Could Cost the Government Ƶ in the Long Run Without access to routine care, those who lose coverage will make more expensive trips to emergency rooms. Diane Dewar | Jan 24, 2018
When Economic Growth Indicates Failure For the well-being of most everyone—including the rich—equality is more important than growth. David Korten | Jan 19, 2018
Beware of “Go Local” Centrists Who Want to Save Your City—for Themselves Revitalizing cities requires organizers, workers, and people of color to have leadership roles. Gar Alperovitz | Jan 16, 2018
The Platform Co-op Is Coming for Uber These co-ops aim to reinvest in their users, employees, and communities, while valuing positive workplace practices in tandem with profitability. MJ Kaplan | Jan 4, 2018
What Bitcoin and Amazon Are Doing to the Middle Class Roughly 20 percent of U.S. workers are in a high-paying finance, technology, and electronics sectors. The other 80 percent face a daily struggle to survive. David Korten | Dec 29, 2017
This Town Built a Market Where Neighbors Can Take What They Want for Free It’s a radical but simple experiment that builds community and keeps useful things out of the landfill. Jake Jarvis | Dec 14, 2017
Meet the Woman Who’s Boosting Arizona’s Mom-and-Pop Business Culture One strategy is to reintroduce people to their towns, show them what they can buy locally, and dispel the myth that it’s more expensive. Fran Korten | Dec 13, 2017
Yes, a Government Shutdown Might Be the Best Strategy Democrats cannot back down from funding children’s health and protecting Dreamers. These issues are moral priorities. Mark Trahant | Nov 27, 2017
7 Not-So-Subtle Messages Congress Is Sending With Its Tax Plans The two tax bills define what’s important to a society. Or more to the point, who’s not important. Mark Trahant | Nov 21, 2017
Native rights The Navajo Nation Launches $20 Million Fund to Help Its Entrepreneurs Small businesses could help the struggling Navajo economy deal with the ups and downs of the fossil fuel industry. Marisa Demarco | Nov 15, 2017