Economics

House Republicans Just Voted to Eliminate the Only Federal Agency That Makes Sure Voting Machines Can’t Be Hacked

House Republicans Just Voted to Eliminate the Only Federal Agency That Makes Sure Voting Machines Can’t Be Hacked House Republicans Just Voted to Eliminate the Only Federal Agency That Makes Sure Voting Machines Can’t Be Hacked

Republicans would make it easier to steal an election by killing the Election Assistance Commission.

Feb 7, 2017 / Ari Berman

The Labor Movement Must Learn These Lessons From the Election

The Labor Movement Must Learn These Lessons From the Election The Labor Movement Must Learn These Lessons From the Election

An interview with Jane McAlevey.

Feb 7, 2017 / Feature / D.D. Guttenplan

andy puzder

Andy Puzder Is an Indefensible Nominee Who Can and Must Be Stopped Andy Puzder Is an Indefensible Nominee Who Can and Must Be Stopped

Labor groups are turning up the volume on Trumps vulnerable pick for secretary of labor.

Feb 6, 2017 / John Nichols

Yemeni community strike

New York’s Immigrants Aren’t Done With Trump New York’s Immigrants Aren’t Done With Trump

Are the outspoken protests by working-class immigrants the beginning of a powerful new front against Trump?

Feb 3, 2017 / Michelle Chen

Donald Trump

Donald Trump Has Begun a Frontal Assault on Financial Reform Donald Trump Has Begun a Frontal Assault on Financial Reform

Friday’s executive order is mainly just a message, but it's a scary one.

Feb 3, 2017 / David Dayen

Barack Obama

Barack Obama Radically Expanded Our Appreciation of African-American History Barack Obama Radically Expanded Our Appreciation of African-American History

By preserving sites that have been central to the black experience, Obama helped revitalize our civic religion.

Feb 2, 2017 / Robert Greene II

trump press conf

Trump’s Military Ambitions Could Be Bad News for the Infrastructure He Promised to Improve Trump’s Military Ambitions Could Be Bad News for the Infrastructure He Promised to Improve

Proposed hikes in Pentagon spending wouldn’t just be a foreign-policy blunder—they would also accelerate inequality at home.

Feb 2, 2017 / William D. Hartung

Cardinal Arns

The Passing of Dom Paulo, Cardinal Arns, a Liberation Theology Titan The Passing of Dom Paulo, Cardinal Arns, a Liberation Theology Titan

He stood up courageously against Brazil’s dictatorship and supported the “preferential option for the poor.”

Feb 1, 2017 / Lawrence Weschler

Who Will Fund Investigative Reporting in the Age of Trump?

Who Will Fund Investigative Reporting in the Age of Trump? Who Will Fund Investigative Reporting in the Age of Trump?

Anya Schiffrin reviews a new book on the history and economics of investigative journalism.

Feb 1, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Anya Schiffrin

Ivanka Trump

What Can Ivanka Trump Possibly Do for Women Who Work? What Can Ivanka Trump Possibly Do for Women Who Work?

For insight into how the first daughter will manage her signature issue, look no further than her brand’s website.

Feb 1, 2017 / Feature / Amy Wilentz

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