Why Have Democrats Failed in the State Where They’re Most Likely to Succeed? Why Have Democrats Failed in the State Where They’re Most Likely to Succeed?
Massachusetts should be a model state for liberal public policy, but instead it is one of the country’s most unequal.
Mar 29, 2016 / Dispatch / Thomas Frank
Only 1 Budget Proposal Makes Any Sense Only 1 Budget Proposal Makes Any Sense
The Congressional Progressive Caucus plan goes after bloated spending on the military-industrial complex—and reinvests in people.
Mar 18, 2016 / John Nichols
How Trump Dog-Whistles the Business Establishment How Trump Dog-Whistles the Business Establishment
He cleverly woos the GOP base on issues like trade, but this working-class hero is actually a willing agent of the 1 percenters.
Mar 18, 2016 / Naked Democracy / William Greider
Stop a Drug Company From Dodging $35 Billion in Taxes Stop a Drug Company From Dodging $35 Billion in Taxes
Pfizer plans to use “corporate inversion” to reap a huge tax break.
Mar 18, 2016 / no-paywall / NationAction
Undocumented Immigrants Contribute Over $11 Billion to Our Economy Each Year Undocumented Immigrants Contribute Over $11 Billion to Our Economy Each Year
The notion that they do nothing but drain public coffers is a myth.
Mar 14, 2016 / Michelle Chen
Democrats and Republicans Are Quietly Planning a Corporate Giveaway—to the Tune of $400 Billion Democrats and Republicans Are Quietly Planning a Corporate Giveaway—to the Tune of $400 Billion
Why isn’t anyone talking about it?
Mar 4, 2016 / Naked Democracy / William Greider
The GOP’s Class Divide on Austerity The GOP’s Class Divide on Austerity
Even inside the GOP, the working poor don’t support the austerity politics of the party’s elites.
Feb 19, 2016 / Sean McElwee
There’s an Easy Way to Save $17 Billion a Year in Public Assistance There’s an Easy Way to Save $17 Billion a Year in Public Assistance
And it isn’t cutting food stamps.
Feb 18, 2016 / David Cooper
The Secret to Funding Universal Pre-K Is Buried in the Tax Code The Secret to Funding Universal Pre-K Is Buried in the Tax Code
If we closed the capital-gains loophole, we could put every child in America on track for success.
Feb 18, 2016 / Feature / Sarah Anderson, Marc Bayard, John Cavanagh, Chuck Collins, Josh Hoxie, and Sam Pizzigati
How the Super-Rich Can Kickstart the Green Economy How the Super-Rich Can Kickstart the Green Economy
A surcharge on luxury consumption would curb emissions and help communities make the jump to clean energy.
Feb 18, 2016 / Feature / Sarah Anderson, Marc Bayard, John Cavanagh, Chuck Collins, Josh Hoxie, and Sam Pizzigati