Republican Tax Bills Would Be Paradise for Plutocrats Republican Tax Bills Would Be Paradise for Plutocrats
Americans may have voted to “drain the swamp” in 2016, but neither the Trump administration nor the Republican-led Congress got the message.
Nov 14, 2017 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos, and Warren Buffett Own More Wealth Than the Entire Poorest Half of the US Population Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos, and Warren Buffett Own More Wealth Than the Entire Poorest Half of the US Population
How can we get to a saner tax system, a more just distribution of wealth, and a healthier economy overall?
Nov 13, 2017 / Michelle Chen
How Trump Stiffed the Bankers With His Federal Reserve Appointment How Trump Stiffed the Bankers With His Federal Reserve Appointment
By naming Jay Powell as Fed chair, the president got “Yellen without Yellen”: a moderate Keynesian who supported her monetary stimulus.
Nov 9, 2017 / William Greider
Stop Republicans From Fast-Tracking Their Tax Giveaway to the Rich Stop Republicans From Fast-Tracking Their Tax Giveaway to the Rich
You can also vote in your local election and host a Fossil-Free House Party.
Nov 7, 2017 / no-paywall / NationAction
Steven Mnuchin Is Donald Trump’s Most Loyal Minion Steven Mnuchin Is Donald Trump’s Most Loyal Minion
In between private jet trips, he shills for Trump’s disastrous policies and racist rhetoric.
Nov 7, 2017 / Nomi Prins
Wall Street Has Some Advice for the Democratic Party Wall Street Has Some Advice for the Democratic Party
And Democrats need to ignore it.
Oct 23, 2017 / Editorial / Robert L. Borosage
Puerto Rico Still Needs Our Help. Here’s What You Can Do. Puerto Rico Still Needs Our Help. Here’s What You Can Do.
Demand debt forgiveness, show up for protests, and donate.
Oct 17, 2017 / no-paywall / Ariana Rosas Cárdenas
Ai Weiwei on Refugees: They Are Part of Us Ai Weiwei on Refugees: They Are Part of Us
Plus: David Dayen on JPMorgan Chase and Amy Wilentz on Ivanka, Jared, and Don Jr.
Oct 12, 2017 / Audio / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener
Special Investigation: How America’s Biggest Bank Paid Its Fine for the 2008 Mortgage Crisis—With Phony Mortgages! Special Investigation: How America’s Biggest Bank Paid Its Fine for the 2008 Mortgage Crisis—With Phony Mortgages!
Alleged fraud put JPMorgan Chase hundreds of millions of dollars ahead; ordinary homeowners, not so much.
Oct 5, 2017 / Feature / David Dayen
From Free Lunch to Public Banks, These Cities Are Giving Us Hope From Free Lunch to Public Banks, These Cities Are Giving Us Hope
Dispatches from the Urban Resistance: Alameda to Elyria and beyond.
Sep 29, 2017 / Cities Rising / Jimmy Tobias