Economy

Charles Dickens and the Ghosts of Christmas Present

Charles Dickens and the Ghosts of Christmas Present Charles Dickens and the Ghosts of Christmas Present

Our duty as citizens and humans does not end with an electoral disappointment. It begins.

Dec 24, 2016 / John Nichols

Taj Mahal Casino

Trump Kicks Off the Return of the Czars Trump Kicks Off the Return of the Czars

Republicans had a huge problem with Obama’s “czars.” Will they say anything now? (Spoiler: no.)

Dec 22, 2016 / David Dayen

Newspaper in Hyderabad

Why Trump’s Hotels Will Doom Us All Why Trump’s Hotels Will Doom Us All

Who’d have thought it’d be a bad idea to elect a president with business interests pretty much everywhere in the world? 

Dec 22, 2016 / Tom Engelhardt

Corinthian Colleges

Will Obama Cancel the Loan Debt of For-Profit College Victims? Will Obama Cancel the Loan Debt of For-Profit College Victims?

It may be their last chance for justice before Trump takes over.

Dec 22, 2016 / Michelle Chen

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Robert Reich: Why Republicans Are Wrong About Taxes Robert Reich: Why Republicans Are Wrong About Taxes

Plus: Martin Garbus on clemency for Leonard Peltier, and Amy Wilentz on the worst and best of 2016.

Dec 22, 2016 / Audio / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

Polanyi In Our Times

Polanyi In Our Times Polanyi In Our Times

What the Austro-Hungarian economic theorist tells us about the upheavals of our age.

Dec 22, 2016 / Books & the Arts / Nikil Saval

Guatemala Water March

The Alliance for Prosperity Will Intensify the Central American Refugee Crisis The Alliance for Prosperity Will Intensify the Central American Refugee Crisis

Conceived without the participation of civil-society groups, the chief goal is to advance elite US and Northern Triangle business interests.

Dec 21, 2016 / Dawn Paley

Reince Preibus

The GOP Is Ready for Tax Reform, but Tax Reform Is Hard The GOP Is Ready for Tax Reform, but Tax Reform Is Hard

Trump’s tax plan will face roadblocks from special interests, internal congressional differences, and just plain old math.

Dec 21, 2016 / David Dayen

Santa Barbara Homelessness

Homeless in the Shadow of Santa Barbara’s Mansions Homeless in the Shadow of Santa Barbara’s Mansions

For hundreds of families, home is a car in a quiet parking lot.

Dec 20, 2016 / Video / Jennifer Dworkin

Trump and Ruzder

Sham Populism, Shameless Plutocracy Sham Populism, Shameless Plutocracy

Almost every legitimate function of the federal government could be subverted by Trump’s wrecking crew.

Dec 20, 2016 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

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