Why Should Your Credit History Cost You a Job? Why Should Your Credit History Cost You a Job?
In most states, an employer can require a credit report as part of your job application. Elizabeth Warren wants to stop that.
Sep 27, 2017 / Editorial / Michelle Chen
How Many Palm Beach Mansions Does a Wall Street Tycoon Need? How Many Palm Beach Mansions Does a Wall Street Tycoon Need?
As many as destroying America’s hometown newspapers can buy him.
Sep 27, 2017 / Feature / Julie Reynolds
Demand Immediate Aid for Puerto Rico Demand Immediate Aid for Puerto Rico
You can also register your friends and family to vote and march for racial justice.
Sep 26, 2017 / no-paywall / NationAction
The Financial Industry Is Its Own Best Enemy The Financial Industry Is Its Own Best Enemy
Equifax’s blunder does more than any white paper to demonstrate the need for financial reform.
Sep 21, 2017 / Editorial / Mike Konczal
Combat Trump’s Lies About Taxes Combat Trump’s Lies About Taxes
You can also donate to local organizations working on Hurricane Irma recovery and fight to defeat Trump’s Muslim ban.
Sep 12, 2017 / no-paywall / NationAction
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
Take Away Trump’s Blank Check for Endless War Take Away Trump’s Blank Check for Endless War
You can also write a letter to the editor to demand the removal of Confederate statues, and join a campaign to take economic power from Wall Street and give it back to communities.
Aug 22, 2017 / no-paywall / NationAction
The Quiet Audacity of the Democratic ‘Better Deal’ The Quiet Audacity of the Democratic ‘Better Deal’
An alphabet soup of new agencies could shake up federal oversight.
Aug 4, 2017 / David Dayen
Hold JPMorgan Chase Accountable for Profiting Off Trump’s Attacks on Immigrants Hold JPMorgan Chase Accountable for Profiting Off Trump’s Attacks on Immigrants
You can also show your support for workers in a Nissan plant in Mississippi and lobby your members of Congress to think beyond resistance.
Aug 1, 2017 / no-paywall / NationAction
The Treasury Secretary Just Lied Under Oath The Treasury Secretary Just Lied Under Oath
So did a nominee for a top financial-regulatory spot under President Trump.
Jul 27, 2017 / David Dayen