Economics

Texas voter ID

Trump’s Justice Department Is No Longer Opposing Texas’s Discriminatory Voter-ID Law Trump’s Justice Department Is No Longer Opposing Texas’s Discriminatory Voter-ID Law

Jeff Sessions reverses the Obama administration’s position in a crucial voting-rights case.

Feb 27, 2017 / Ari Berman

trump south carolina

Trump’s Ascent Was Possible Only in an America Already Run by Billionaires Trump’s Ascent Was Possible Only in an America Already Run by Billionaires

We were living in a 1 percent society long before we elected a billionaire for president.

Feb 27, 2017 / Tom Engelhardt

McDonald's Minimum Wage Protest

Demand That Congress and State Lawmakers Reject So-Called ‘Right-to-Work’ Laws Demand That Congress and State Lawmakers Reject So-Called ‘Right-to-Work’ Laws

With Republicans in control of Congress, the White House, and 32 statehouses across the country, organizers are hard at work beating back so-called “right-to-work” laws.

Feb 27, 2017 / no-paywall / NationAction

Tom Perez DNC

Tom Perez Will Be a Strong Fighter for Civil Rights Tom Perez Will Be a Strong Fighter for Civil Rights

The new DNC chair opposed voter-ID laws, investigated police misconduct, and protected workers’ rights.

Feb 27, 2017 / Ari Berman

Planned Parenthood Funding Cut

We Can Fight Trump’s Cuts to Essential Government Programs We Can Fight Trump’s Cuts to Essential Government Programs

His budget agenda has everything do with right-wing ideology and nothing to do with fiscal responsibility.

Feb 24, 2017 / William D. Hartung

Triangle Fire Commemoration

Striking on International Women’s Day Is Not a Privilege Striking on International Women’s Day Is Not a Privilege

The most vulnerable women have been striking all year long.

Feb 24, 2017 / Editorial / Magally A. Miranda Alcazar and Kate D. Griffiths

Citizens of Stoke-on-Trent campaigning for UKIP

The Most Important Post-Brexit Election Is Taking Place in This Small City The Most Important Post-Brexit Election Is Taking Place in This Small City

Tomorrow, voters may elect a second UKIP member to Parliament.

Feb 22, 2017 / Maria Margaronis

Dollar bills

How Banks Want To Make It Easier To Launder Money How Banks Want To Make It Easier To Launder Money

What are the limits to financial sector greed?

Feb 22, 2017 / David Dayen

Can a Sanders Democrat Win the New Jersey Governor’s Race?

Can a Sanders Democrat Win the New Jersey Governor’s Race? Can a Sanders Democrat Win the New Jersey Governor’s Race?

John Wisniewski is fighting Wall Street money and the party machine.

Feb 22, 2017 / Feature / Bob Dreyfuss and Barbara Dreyfuss

Socialism’s Return

Socialism’s Return Socialism’s Return

After more than a half-century in the wilderness, the socialist left reemerges in America.

Feb 21, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Patrick Iber

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