Economy

Pioneer Natural Resources equipment near Midland, Texas, on Wednesday, October 11, 2023.

Donald Trump’s Retrograde Worship Will Tank America’s Auto Industry Donald Trump’s Retrograde Worship Will Tank America’s Auto Industry

Trump's tariffs will protect the US auto industry just long enough for it to decline into technological obsolescence.

Jan 28, 2025 / Alfred McCoy

A grid of six photos showing REI worker on strike with signs.

REI Sells the Great Outdoors While Workers Breathe Chemicals in a Windowless Basement REI Sells the Great Outdoors While Workers Breathe Chemicals in a Windowless Basement

Ski shop workers at an REI in New York City went on strike after the company took away their respirators.

Jan 28, 2025 / Kiera Feldman

The Mountain West’s Mega-McMansion Problem

The Mountain West’s Mega-McMansion Problem The Mountain West’s Mega-McMansion Problem

The rich have turned the region into “ultra-exclusive enclaves,” creating hazardous living conditions for everyone else.

Jan 28, 2025 / Feature / Sasha Abramsky

The Emperor Has No Clothes

The Emperor Has No Clothes The Emperor Has No Clothes

It's the beginning of Trump's second term; the chaos starts now.

Jan 27, 2025 / OppArt / Robin McCarthy

President Joe Biden delivers his farewell address from the Oval Office on January 15.

Joe Biden’s Indictment Joe Biden’s Indictment

The former president’s unexpectedly powerful farewell address rightly condemned the very oligarchy he empowered.

Jan 27, 2025 / Jeet Heer

US President Donald Trump points to journalist Jim Acosta from CNN during a postelection press conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on November 7, 2018.

CNN Surrenders to Trump CNN Surrenders to Trump

The corporate media’s commitment to fighting autocracy proves fickle.

Jan 24, 2025 / Column / Jeet Heer

President Donald Trump and Linda McMahon, now his nominee for education secretary, at Mar-a-Lago in 2019.

Fixing the Student Loan Crisis Starts With Defending the Department of Education Fixing the Student Loan Crisis Starts With Defending the Department of Education

Borrowers stand to lose more than they could ever gain if the department is shut down.

Jan 24, 2025 / StudentNation / Sabrina Cereceres

President Joe Biden delivers his farewell address to the nation from the Oval Office of the White House on January 15, 2025, in Washington, DC.

Biden Was a Remarkably Consequential One-Term President Biden Was a Remarkably Consequential One-Term President

Inheriting a post-pandemic economy, Biden orchestrated the best recovery in the industrial world.

Jan 23, 2025 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

The New Tech Oligarchy

The New Tech Oligarchy The New Tech Oligarchy

On this episode of Tech Won't Save Us, Gaby Del Valle on the billionaires at the inauguration.

Jan 23, 2025 / Podcast / Paris Marx

High-Tech Militarists Are Hijacking the Trump Administration

High-Tech Militarists Are Hijacking the Trump Administration High-Tech Militarists Are Hijacking the Trump Administration

Breathtaking conflicts of interest are lining oligarchs’ pockets with our tax dollars.

Jan 22, 2025 / William D. Hartung

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