Economy

Donald Trump

Trump’s Financial Crimes Are More Likely to Bring Him Down than Russiagate Trump’s Financial Crimes Are More Likely to Bring Him Down than Russiagate

David Cay Johnston on Trump, Bruce Cumings on Korea, and Elizabeth Drew on Comey.

May 3, 2018 / Audio / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

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The Persecution of GN Saibaba and India’s ‘Annihilation’ of the Resistance The Persecution of GN Saibaba and India’s ‘Annihilation’ of the Resistance

The plight of a wheelchair-bound professor reveals India’s “Terminator-like” attacks on dissent.

May 2, 2018 / Tekendra Parmar

A father and his son await tutorship by immigration lawyers in Tijuana, Mexico, Friday, April 27, 2018.

Support Asylum Seekers From the Migrant Caravan Vilified by Trump Support Asylum Seekers From the Migrant Caravan Vilified by Trump

You can also join a campaign to expose the Wall Street companies profiting off of the immigrant detention industry.

May 1, 2018 / no-paywall / NationAction

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There Is an Alternative to Brutal Austerity in Puerto Rico There Is an Alternative to Brutal Austerity in Puerto Rico

Bernie Sanders has proposed a Marshall Plan for the islands, instead of an inhumane and antidemocratic oversight board.

May 1, 2018 / John Nichols

May Day

Remembering Nate Smith, Pittsburgh’s Prizefighting Labor Activist Remembering Nate Smith, Pittsburgh’s Prizefighting Labor Activist

For May Day, we look back at the work of Nate Smith, whose organizing broke down racial barriers in Pittsburgh’s trade unions.

May 1, 2018 / StudentNation / Jordana Rosenfeld

Trump

Could an Army of Accountants Bring Down Trump? Could an Army of Accountants Bring Down Trump?

In the end, the bean counters might just save us.

May 1, 2018 / Rebecca Gordon

BLM Sacramento

The ‘People’s Pulitzers’ Salute Those Who Give Voice to the Powerless The ‘People’s Pulitzers’ Salute Those Who Give Voice to the Powerless

The remarkable work of this year’s Hillman Prize winners is a timely reminder of the indispensable role of the free press in sustaining a democracy.

May 1, 2018 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Flint Is Finally Moving to Help Kids Recover from Lead Poisoning’s Toxic Legacy

Flint Is Finally Moving to Help Kids Recover from Lead Poisoning’s Toxic Legacy Flint Is Finally Moving to Help Kids Recover from Lead Poisoning’s Toxic Legacy

A new legal settlement could be a turning point for a community that has struggled with disinvestment for decades.

Apr 27, 2018 / Michelle Chen

Paul Ryan Is Making ‘Very Flimsy’ Excuses for Firing the Priest Who Urged the House to Care for the Poor

Paul Ryan Is Making ‘Very Flimsy’ Excuses for Firing the Priest Who Urged the House to Care for the Poor Paul Ryan Is Making ‘Very Flimsy’ Excuses for Firing the Priest Who Urged the House to Care for the Poor

Father Patrick Conroy reminded members of Congress that their decisions have an impact on income inequality. Now he’s out.

Apr 27, 2018 / John Nichols

UIowa

In Right-to-Work Iowa, Faculty May Just Have to Follow West Virginia’s Lead In Right-to-Work Iowa, Faculty May Just Have to Follow West Virginia’s Lead

Non-tenure-track professors at the University of Iowa are fighting for bargaining rights in the kind of labor environment Janus threatens to make the national norm—and th...

Apr 27, 2018 / StudentNation / Jake Bittle

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