Business

Rex Tillerson

Potential Secretary of State Nominee Rex Tillerson Has an SEC Problem Potential Secretary of State Nominee Rex Tillerson Has an SEC Problem

ExxonMobil has been under SEC investigation since August.

Dec 12, 2016 / David Dayen

Fight for 15

5 Practical Principles to Guide Our Work Under Trump 5 Practical Principles to Guide Our Work Under Trump

We must know what we want, not just what we’re against.

Dec 9, 2016 / Stephen Lerner and Maurice Weeks

Amazon

What Happens to a Town When Amazon Moves In? What Happens to a Town When Amazon Moves In?

When local stores close up shop, workers lose out.

Dec 8, 2016 / Michelle Chen

Trump Carrier Factory

Donald Trump Is Just Another Handmaiden to Capital Donald Trump Is Just Another Handmaiden to Capital

If you look past his tweets, Trump’s been remarkably consistent in promising to gut regulations and cut taxes.

Dec 8, 2016 / David Dayen

Portland Dusk

This City Just Came Up With a Novel Way to Fight Inequality: Taxing Corporations With Extreme Pay Gaps This City Just Came Up With a Novel Way to Fight Inequality: Taxing Corporations With Extreme Pay Gaps

Portland, Oregon, has just adopted the first tax penalty on corporations that pay their CEOs more than 100 times what they pay typical workers.

Dec 8, 2016 / Cities Rising / Sarah Anderson

Steven Mnuchin

Trump’s Team of Faux Populists and Real Crony Capitalists Trump’s Team of Faux Populists and Real Crony Capitalists

For progressive Democrats, the challenge now is not just to fight Trump’s policies but also to listen to the people he is betraying.

Dec 6, 2016 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Trump Tower

Trump’s Transition Team Is Dirty, and It’s Dark Trump’s Transition Team Is Dirty, and It’s Dark

Trump has packed his transition team with corporate executives and lobbyists, and he doesn’t want you to know what they’re doing. 

Dec 5, 2016 / George Zornick

Donald Trump Carrier Factory

Trump’s Infrastructure Plan Is a Full-on Privatization Assault Trump’s Infrastructure Plan Is a Full-on Privatization Assault

There’s a much better way to create jobs and rebuild our country’s crumbling infrastructure.

Dec 2, 2016 / Michelle Chen

Trump at Carrier Plant

Trump Gets Some ‘Good Press’ While the Downsizing and Offshoring Continues Trump Gets Some ‘Good Press’ While the Downsizing and Offshoring Continues

A factory is set to close, jobs are being lost, yet the president-elect is taking a “victory lap.”

Dec 2, 2016 / John Nichols

Trump Wearing Make America Great Again Hat

In Carrier Deal, Trump Is Taking Credit for Some Blatant Crony Capitalism In Carrier Deal, Trump Is Taking Credit for Some Blatant Crony Capitalism

Trump promised to get tough with companies that offshore jobs. He never said anything about buying them off with our tax dollars. 

Nov 30, 2016 / Joshua Holland

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