Economy

A Wave of Corporate Propaganda Is Boosting Trump’s Tax Cuts

A Wave of Corporate Propaganda Is Boosting Trump’s Tax Cuts A Wave of Corporate Propaganda Is Boosting Trump’s Tax Cuts

Businesses saw that most Americans didn’t like the tax law at first. So they’ve gone on the offensive.

Feb 23, 2018 / Joshua Holland

Chuck Schumer and Democrats

How Democrats Can Offer Real Solutions to America’s Problems How Democrats Can Offer Real Solutions to America’s Problems

The economy is rigged, and this plan is how we can fix it.

Feb 23, 2018 / Robert L. Borosage

U Wisconsin campus

Disaster Capitalism Hits Higher Education in Wisconsin Disaster Capitalism Hits Higher Education in Wisconsin

The president of the University of Wisconsin System is trying to reconcile a well-funded assault on public institutions with the state’s deep blue sea of support for accessible edu...

Feb 23, 2018 / StudentNation / Rachel Ida Buff

SCOTUS

Will the Supreme Court Deal Public-Sector Unionism a Death Blow? Will the Supreme Court Deal Public-Sector Unionism a Death Blow?

The case Janus v. AFSCME, before the Court now, could make it even harder for unions to stay alive.

Feb 23, 2018 / Michelle Chen

My Daughter’s Tennis Coach Is a Corrupt Grifter. What Should I Do?

My Daughter’s Tennis Coach Is a Corrupt Grifter. What Should I Do? My Daughter’s Tennis Coach Is a Corrupt Grifter. What Should I Do?

Another reader asks about the end of erotic attention in the workplace.

Feb 23, 2018 / Liza Featherstone

Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis

Public-Sector Union Fees Don’t Violate the First Amendment Public-Sector Union Fees Don’t Violate the First Amendment

The argument behind Janus v. AFSCME is based on a faulty premise.

Feb 23, 2018 / David Cole and Amanda Shanor

return of debtor's prisons

Prosecutors and Judges Have Brought Back Debtors’ Prisons Prosecutors and Judges Have Brought Back Debtors’ Prisons

A new report details how easily you can be put in jail simply for owing a company money.

Feb 22, 2018 / David Dayen

What We Don’t Talk About When We Talk About #MeToo

What We Don’t Talk About When We Talk About #MeToo What We Don’t Talk About When We Talk About #MeToo

There are other, unattended stories, ones that do not deny men’s age-old power over women.

Feb 22, 2018 / Feature / JoAnn Wypijewski

Amazon

It’s Time to Break Up Amazon It’s Time to Break Up Amazon

Stacy Mitchell, plus Bryce Covert on low-wage workers, and Bob Dreyfuss on the Russiagate indictments.

Feb 22, 2018 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

Post Office Worker

Postal-Service Workers Are Shouldering the Burden for Amazon Postal-Service Workers Are Shouldering the Burden for Amazon

The tech giant’s rise has pushed mail clerks and carriers to the breaking point.

Feb 21, 2018 / Jake Bittle

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