Economy

Cuba Baseball

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

Trump Ross

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

Amazon

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

Trump Carrier Factory

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

Portland Dusk

This City Just Came Up With a Novel Way to Fight Inequality: Taxing Corporations With Extreme Pay Gaps This City Just Came Up With a Novel Way to Fight Inequality: Taxing Corporations With Extreme Pay Gaps

Portland, Oregon, has just adopted the first tax penalty on corporations that pay their CEOs more than 100 times what they pay typical workers.

Dec 8, 2016 / Cities Rising / Sarah Anderson

Chuck Jones

Chuck Jones Is a Better President Than Donald Trump Will Ever Be Chuck Jones Is a Better President Than Donald Trump Will Ever Be

Trump is attacking a steelworkers union leader for calling out Trump’s lies.

Dec 8, 2016 / John Nichols

How to Expose Trump’s Dastardly Bait-and-Switch

How to Expose Trump’s Dastardly Bait-and-Switch How to Expose Trump’s Dastardly Bait-and-Switch

Trump is not an economic populist, he’s just playing one on TV. 

Dec 7, 2016 / Robert L. Borosage

Heroin needle preparation

Did the Opioid Epidemic Help Donald Trump Win? Did the Opioid Epidemic Help Donald Trump Win?

New research shows that Trump made huge gains in counties with the highest rates of death from drugs, alcohol, and suicide.

Dec 7, 2016 / Zoë Carpenter

Steven Mnuchin

Trump’s Team of Faux Populists and Real Crony Capitalists Trump’s Team of Faux Populists and Real Crony Capitalists

For progressive Democrats, the challenge now is not just to fight Trump’s policies but also to listen to the people he is betraying.

Dec 6, 2016 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Free Spaces Can Help Us Fight Trumpism

Free Spaces Can Help Us Fight Trumpism Free Spaces Can Help Us Fight Trumpism

In free spaces citizens learn political skills, develop public confidence, and build civic relationships across race, class, faith, and partisanship. 

Dec 5, 2016 / Harry C. Boyte

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