Poll: UK Public Worried About More NHS Privatization November 15, 2021 The findings, which show concern spread evenly across the political spectrum, come ahead of a Nov. 23 final healthcare vote in the House of Commons. Read more →
Study: Mega Corporations Driving US Food Prices October 21, 2021 The Groundwork Collaborative finds that a handful of companies now exert an ever-greater degree of market control. Read more →
US Labor Shortage Sees Wages Rise October 19, 2021 After decades of wage stagnation, Dean Baker is glad to see real progress for at least some at the bottom of the wage ladder. Read more →
Resisting Evictions Amid a Pandemic September 28, 2021 Poverty and homelessness are not eternal, writes Liz Theoharis. Life truly does not have to be this way. Read more →
Biden Set to Admit Fewer Refugees Than Trump September 24, 2021 As of the end of August, the U.S. has admitted a total of 7,637 refugees, according to the latest figures from the State Department. Read more →
Biden at the UN Forgets What War Is September 22, 2021 Contrary to the evidence, the president said the U.S. was not at war, writes Joe Lauria. Read more →
Solely Because of the Increasing Disorder September 13, 2021 Poverty, war, social despair and climate change: Vijay Prashad says this system has no solution to the problems it creates. Read more →
A Doctor’s Poem from the Frontlines of the Pandemic September 10, 2021 “We came running when you needed us; literally, running down the hallway.” Read more →
20 Deadly Years of Wasted Opportunities Since 9/11 September 9, 2021 With communities across the country in dire need of investment, Lindsay Koshgarian says the case for avoiding more pointless wars couldn’t be clearer. Read more →
COVID-19: The Money That Never Arrives in Cuba September 9, 2021 Rosa Miriam Elizalde reflects on U.S. restrictions on flights and remittances as a result of Biden’s continuation of Trump-era policies, which are compounding the hardships of the pandemic. Read more →