Corporate Tax Cuts Don’t Create Jobs, They Enrich CEOs Corporate Tax Cuts Don’t Create Jobs, They Enrich CEOs
A new study provides galling examples of this trend.
Aug 30, 2017 / David Dayen
Houston’s Human Catastrophe Started Long Before the Storm Houston’s Human Catastrophe Started Long Before the Storm
Decades of neglect, inequality, and disenfranchisement mean that all Houstonians, but especially the poorest and most vulnerable, have been left utterly undefended.
Aug 29, 2017 / Wen Stephenson
Everyone’s a Socialist After a Natural Disaster Everyone’s a Socialist After a Natural Disaster
Ted Cruz’s hypocrisy won’t stop government from helping in the wake of Hurricane Harvey, but Texas will be needing help for a long time.
Aug 29, 2017 / Joan Walsh
We’re Failing Our Test Run for the Age of CRISPR We’re Failing Our Test Run for the Age of CRISPR
We’re on the cusp of being able to genetically shape our offspring, but without accurately informing would-be parents, genetic diversity will become a code for poverty.
Aug 29, 2017 / David M. Perry
The Solution to Our Housing Crisis Is to Let Communities Own Property The Solution to Our Housing Crisis Is to Let Communities Own Property
Community Land Trusts keep the focus of development on the actual needs of a neighborhood.
Aug 29, 2017 / Michelle Chen
Paul Ryan Debated a Nun and the Nun Won Paul Ryan Debated a Nun and the Nun Won
Challenged by a former educator, the Speaker of the House got everything wrong—factually, and morally.
Aug 25, 2017 / John Nichols
Don’t Just Protect Affirmative Action From Trump—Demand More Don’t Just Protect Affirmative Action From Trump—Demand More
Racism’s economic effects are pernicious.
Aug 25, 2017 / Bryce Covert
The Trump Administration Just Approved a Dangerous Merger The Trump Administration Just Approved a Dangerous Merger
The Amazon–Whole Foods marriage endangers small businesses and consumers nationwide.
Aug 24, 2017 / David Dayen
The NAACP Has Called for a Moratorium on Expanding Charter Schools The NAACP Has Called for a Moratorium on Expanding Charter Schools
Charter schools have failed to live up to their hype, as school segregation continues to grow across America.
Aug 24, 2017 / Michelle Chen
When Abbie Hoffman Threw Money at the New York Stock Exchange When Abbie Hoffman Threw Money at the New York Stock Exchange
To denounce the Vietnam War and bring about the “death of money,” the protest took a playful turn.
Aug 24, 2017 / Jon Wiener