Co-published with The New Republic. The argument that corporations have historically been a force for good—and can be again—is wishful thinking.

Co-published with Teen Vogue. Keywords is a column that decodes the lingo of American politics and media.

Co-published with Jacobin. The supermarket was used as a key piece of anti-communist propaganda early in the twentieth century against the alternative of grocery co-ops.

Co-published with The Crisis. This year, each of us has lost something. I am fortunate that my biggest loss has been my faith in our tax system.

Co-published with the Los Angeles Times. U.S. corporations are ‘virtue signaling’ like crazy on race. But actions speak louder than words.

Co-published with Slate. What do stay-at-home orders mean when there’s nowhere to stay?

Co-published with CNBC. Decades of discrimination by the government and America’s financial institutions have induced an almost trauma-like response in many people of color, making them …

Co-published with OtherWords. When workers can’t organize or speak out, their lives—and ours—may be at risk.

Co-published with The Nation. Laid-off retail workers are demanding severance, labor protections—and an end to the Wall Street playbook of owning a company while hollowing it …

Co-published with Lapham’s Quarterly. How a New Deal senator’s anti-monopoly investigations changed American business.

Co-published with The Nation. Over 800,000 furloughed workers missed two paychecks during the most recent government shutdown. And credit unions, banks, and finance companies reaped the …

Co-published with The Los Angeles Times. Nowhere is the power of language so stealthy and destructive as the world of high finance.