Why the TPP Is a Terrible Deal for Most Americans Why the TPP Is a Terrible Deal for Most Americans
Trade agreements boost economic growth, while destroying lives and livelihoods.
Jun 11, 2015 / Rep. John Conyers
Will Connecticut Go Robin Hood on Low-Wage Bosses? Will Connecticut Go Robin Hood on Low-Wage Bosses?
Lawmakers in Connecticut don’t want corporations to capitalize on cheap labor.
May 29, 2015 / Michelle Chen
Bernie Sanders to Billionaires: ‘You Can’t Have It All!’ Bernie Sanders to Billionaires: ‘You Can’t Have It All!’
Renewing a politics of fierce opposition to "financial monopoly, speculation, reckless banking, class antagonism, sectionalism, war profiteering."
May 27, 2015 / John Nichols
Why a Democratic Insurgency Is ‘Whupping’ Obama on Trade Why a Democratic Insurgency Is ‘Whupping’ Obama on Trade
His progressive critics have been studying trade deals for two decades—and they know what they’re talking about.
May 27, 2015 / John Nichols
Russ Feingold Is Running Again for the Senate and for Economic Fairness Russ Feingold Is Running Again for the Senate and for Economic Fairness
“We need to get started fixing all this,” says Wisconsin progressive.
May 14, 2015 / John Nichols
The Imaginary Public Support for Obama’s Trade Agenda The Imaginary Public Support for Obama’s Trade Agenda
Why does the White House keep telling reporters the public is lining up behind the trade push?
May 13, 2015 / George Zornick
Could Fast Track Ultimately Destroy Dodd-Frank? (Yes.) Could Fast Track Ultimately Destroy Dodd-Frank? (Yes.)
The White House has been going hard against Elizabeth Warren for making this claim—but she’s right.
May 12, 2015 / George Zornick
A Resounding Message From Scotland: Break the ‘Cozy Consensus’ Around ‘Slash-and-Burn Austerity’ A Resounding Message From Scotland: Break the ‘Cozy Consensus’ Around ‘Slash-and-Burn Austerity’
American progressives can learn a lot from the new anti-cuts politics.
May 8, 2015 / John Nichols
Bernie Sanders Introduces a Bill to Break Up the Big Banks Bernie Sanders Introduces a Bill to Break Up the Big Banks
Now a presidential candidate, Bernie Sanders is arguing that the government should wind down several large financial institutions.
May 6, 2015 / George Zornick
The Case That Blew the Lid Off the World Bank’s Secret Courts The Case That Blew the Lid Off the World Bank’s Secret Courts
How Bolivian protesters and global activists exposed the dark side of global trade pacts and paved the way for the battles to come.
Apr 29, 2015 / Jim Shultz and Foreign Policy In Focus