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The Myth of the “Independent Creator”

by Anne Kim June 17, 2026October 16, 2026

AI companies want to monetize what makes us human. Organized labor may be the only force strong enough to stop them.

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The Workers Who Defy Gravity

by Alvaro M. Bedoya May 20, 2026October 16, 2026

Armed Against Gouging: An 1863 rifle musket bears the U.S. eagle from an era when public factories helped America arm itself without getting fleeced by private contractors.

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The Affordability Case for Public Factories

by Joel Dodge May 18, 2026October 16, 2026

Terminal Decline: A closed Spirit Airlines ticketing counter at Fort Lauderdale International Airport after the airline’s collapse.

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How to Think About Spirit’s Failure—and the Airline Crisis

by Ganesh Sitaraman May 14, 2026October 16, 2026

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How to Save Independent Journalism from AI

by The Editors May 11, 2026October 16, 2026

Ted Turner (1938 – 2026), the late founder of CNN, on the cover of the Washington Monthly in July 2004,

Ted Turner’s Beef With Big Media

by Ted Turner and The Editors May 6, 2026October 16, 2026

Algorithmic Pricing: What looks like the invisible hand is increasingly the work of automated pricing systems.

How Amazon’s AI Algorithms Raise the Prices You Pay

by Stacy Mitchell April 20, 2026October 16, 2026

War Windfalls: Following the U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran, a barrel of oil passed the $100 mark for the first time since Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022. Here, the price per gallon of gas is shown at a gas station in New York, NY on March 9, 2026.

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Another War, Another Excuse for Profiteering

by Hal Singer March 10, 2026October 16, 2026

What Is Affordability?

by Dylan Gyauch-Lewis February 11, 2026October 16, 2026

Plastic Profits: Credit card interest rates have surged to historic highs, delivering record returns to banks while straining household budgets.

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The Case for Capping Credit Card Interest Rates

by Ben Dinovelli January 26, 2026October 16, 2026