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Donald Trump

Trump Wouldn’t Save You From This Pandemic Even if He Could Trump Wouldn’t Save You From This Pandemic Even if He Could

This administration has always prioritized Wall Street over working Americans. Its response to the coronavirus will be more of the same.

Mar 13, 2020 / no-paywall / Nomi Prins

The Billionaire Class Is Counting on Super Tuesday to Stop Sanders

The Billionaire Class Is Counting on Super Tuesday to Stop Sanders The Billionaire Class Is Counting on Super Tuesday to Stop Sanders

But voters seem to like the idea of a candidate who threatens “the corporate wing of the Democratic Party.”

Mar 3, 2020 / John Nichols

WeWork Showed Us How Badly Start-up Bros Suck—but Shareholder Rule Isn’t Better

WeWork Showed Us How Badly Start-up Bros Suck—but Shareholder Rule Isn’t Better WeWork Showed Us How Badly Start-up Bros Suck—but Shareholder Rule Isn’t Better

To make start-ups work for everyone, we need to put power back in the hands of workers.

Oct 14, 2019 / Aaron Freedman

The Subversive Joy of ‘Hustlers’

The Subversive Joy of ‘Hustlers’ The Subversive Joy of ‘Hustlers’

Lorene Scafaria’s box office smash is a cinematic depiction of women rebels who try to steal back what capitalism has stolen from them.

Sep 27, 2019 / Joshunda Sanders

99% for Bernie

Occupy the White House Occupy the White House

The Bernie Sanders campaign is the next phase of a movement that started eight years ago in Zuccotti Park.

Sep 16, 2019 / Jonathan Smucker

Democrats Must Expose Trump’s Betrayal of Working People

Democrats Must Expose Trump’s Betrayal of Working People Democrats Must Expose Trump’s Betrayal of Working People

Forget the scandals and the tweets. What really matters is the looting.

Mar 15, 2019 / Robert L. Borosage

Jeep in Puerto Rico

Confronting Puerto Rico’s Coal-Ash Crisis Confronting Puerto Rico’s Coal-Ash Crisis

A mountain of toxic coal ash is sickening the territory’s residents.

Mar 13, 2019 / Michelle Chen

Rod Rosenstein

The Department of Justice Is Turning Back the Clock on Corporate Accountability The Department of Justice Is Turning Back the Clock on Corporate Accountability

Under Trump, fines on big banks have dropped precipitously and efforts to pursue bad-acting executives have been undermined.

Mar 6, 2019 / Dylan Tokar

Corporations Have Paid Out at Least $2.7 Billion in Civil-Rights and Labor Lawsuits Since 2000

Corporations Have Paid Out at Least $2.7 Billion in Civil-Rights and Labor Lawsuits Since 2000 Corporations Have Paid Out at Least $2.7 Billion in Civil-Rights and Labor Lawsuits Since 2000

Inside an analysis of corporate legal culture.

Feb 1, 2019 / Michelle Chen

Sherrod Brown Re-election

Sherrod Brown Is the Real Deal—Could He Win It All in 2020? Sherrod Brown Is the Real Deal—Could He Win It All in 2020?

What’s the Ohio senator’s greatest appeal among grassroots Democrats? Authenticity, with a long track record of defending workers and fighting Wall Street and corporate power.

Jan 11, 2019 / William Greider

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