May 31, 2022
A minimum and maximum wage.
The minimum wage often stands in for a variety of different workers-rights issues in political debates. This week we dig into how minimum wage laws can function as part of a broader social agenda—and study their direct, and incredibly intriguing opposite.
Janelle Jones
Economic analyst...
May 23, 2022
Teachers at the front line of progressive politics.
How a wave of teachers strikes in red state America is changing the political landscape. Education advocate Jeff Bryant tells us why a record number of educators are running for office, and what they want.
Eric Blanc
In 2018, in some of the reddest states in our...
May 16, 2022
Homegrown extremism in America.
This week marks the ten-year anniversary of the Facebook corporation going public on Wall Street. We examine that story from two different angles: The growing income inequality in America, which has often been fueled by Silicon Valley bubbles and the financialization of our economy, and...
May 9, 2022
From rideshare apps to food-delivery services—to ballot measures like California’s proposition 22, which allows companies to treat their employees interchangeable and dispensable—the new economy of the gig and temporary work is proving to be a disaster for workers' rights and long-term stability. This week we talk...
May 2, 2022
We must go further with voting rights.
With primary races soon to be in full swing, we take a closer look at some of the structural hurdles Americans face at the polls—and at just how narrowly President Biden was elected two Novembers ago.
Phil Keisling
Phil Keisling used to be the secretary of state for Oregon,...