Trump’s SEC Nominee Has a Major Conflict-of-Interest Problem Trump’s SEC Nominee Has a Major Conflict-of-Interest Problem
Jay Clayton is tied to big banks and corporations—and that could hold up fraud enforcement.
Mar 23, 2017 / David Dayen
Jane Mayer on the Reclusive Billionaire Who Made Trump President Jane Mayer on the Reclusive Billionaire Who Made Trump President
Plus, Rick Perlstein on Trump and Nixon, and Steve Wasserman on Tom Hayden.
Mar 23, 2017 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener
Letters From the April 10, 2017, Issue Letters From the April 10, 2017, Issue
The road to Trump… Alien-Nation… The people’s news… Crash!… The past as prologue?…
Mar 23, 2017 / Our Readers and Matt Stoller
Reviving the Peace Movement for the 21st Century: Responses to Daniel May Reviving the Peace Movement for the 21st Century: Responses to Daniel May
Peace advocates consider how the movement can be revitalized for the 21st century.
Mar 22, 2017 / William D. Hartung, Diana Ohlbaum, Lawrence Wittner, Meredith Horowski, and Debbie Almontaser
This 50 Year-Old Economics Book Helps Explain the Corporate Republic We Live In This 50 Year-Old Economics Book Helps Explain the Corporate Republic We Live In
Revisiting my father’s great work of theory can help us figure out what will take the place of faith in the free market.
Mar 22, 2017 / James K. Galbraith
Here’s What You Need to Know About the Federal Reserve Here’s What You Need to Know About the Federal Reserve
We demand way too much from the central bank—but that’s because our elected politicians have done almost nothing to revive the economy.
Mar 17, 2017 / William Greider
Trump Is Fighting a New Trade War—and This One Is Intramural Trump Is Fighting a New Trade War—and This One Is Intramural
A nasty White House battle has broken out between right-wing nationalists and globalist financiers.
Mar 16, 2017 / William Greider
Without the AMT, Donald Trump’s 2005 Tax Rate Would Have Been Just 3 Percent Without the AMT, Donald Trump’s 2005 Tax Rate Would Have Been Just 3 Percent
Unsurprisingly, Trump wants to get rid of the alternative minimum tax. We need to reform it instead.
Mar 15, 2017 / Helaine Olen
Trump’s Obsession With Cutting Regulations Will Make America Sick Trump’s Obsession With Cutting Regulations Will Make America Sick
If Republicans have their way, curbing air and water pollution will take a back seat to maximizing profits.
Mar 15, 2017 / Michelle Chen
Get Ready for Trump’s Climate-Denial Offensive Get Ready for Trump’s Climate-Denial Offensive
If Trump continues his assault on common sense about climate change, America is going to lose—and lose big.
Mar 7, 2017 / Katrina vanden Heuvel