Just How Bad Are Taxes for Business? Just How Bad Are Taxes for Business?
California has some of the highest taxes in the country. Kansas, some of the lowest. Which economy is better off?
Dec 12, 2016 / Video / Robert B. Reich
The Way Forward for Democrats Is to Address Both Class and Race The Way Forward for Democrats Is to Address Both Class and Race
The Democratic Party can still forge a coalition of the working class and poor of all races.
Dec 12, 2016 / Ian Haney López and Robert B. Reich
These Photos Show the People Who Turn a Cotton Plant Into Your Jeans These Photos Show the People Who Turn a Cotton Plant Into Your Jeans
Following the path of cotton from Burkina Faso to Bangladesh to your local mall.
Dec 12, 2016 / Photo Essay / Meta Krese and Jošt Franko
Reaching Out and Holding Ground Reaching Out and Holding Ground
Austria’s recent presidential election was reduced to a facile narrative about the rejection of far-right populism, but the real story is more complicated.
Dec 12, 2016 / Blog / Paweł Marczewski
Trump Just Told the Fight for $15 to Go Screw Itself Trump Just Told the Fight for $15 to Go Screw Itself
But Trump has also crossed anti-immigrant hard-liners, which could torpedo his labor secretary’s confirmation.
Dec 9, 2016 / George Zornick
Just One Example of How Difficult It Is to Make Labor Law Better for Workers Just One Example of How Difficult It Is to Make Labor Law Better for Workers
The Obama administration’s new rules surrounding overtime pay were realistic and sensible. Why did a Texas judge block them?
Dec 9, 2016 / Michelle Chen
What’s Next for Cuban Sports? What’s Next for Cuban Sports?
Here’s a perspective from Baltimore Orioles owner John Angelos, who attempted to use baseball to liberalize relations between the two countries.
Dec 9, 2016 / Dave Zirin
The Magnitude of Trump’s Cronyism Is Off the Charts—Even for Washington The Magnitude of Trump’s Cronyism Is Off the Charts—Even for Washington
The President-elect’s incomplete cabinet is already the richest one ever.
Dec 9, 2016 / Nomi Prins
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
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