At the Fed, the Scene Is Being Set for Financial Disaster At the Fed, the Scene Is Being Set for Financial Disaster
A crash could prove to be Donald Trump’s worst legacy.
Apr 26, 2018 / Nomi Prins
Paul Ryan’s Cruel Vision—and the Red-State Rebellion Against It Paul Ryan’s Cruel Vision—and the Red-State Rebellion Against It
His plutocratic policies have provoked a growing backlash, in the form of teacher strikes and demonstrations from West Virginia and Kentucky to Oklahoma and Arizona.
Apr 18, 2018 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Teachers Are Leading the Working-Class Insurgency Teachers Are Leading the Working-Class Insurgency
And it’s not the first time.
Apr 17, 2018 / Steve Fraser
What the Big New Study About Race and Mobility Doesn’t Tell Us What the Big New Study About Race and Mobility Doesn’t Tell Us
Some families are rich because others are poor. We need to grapple with this reality to solve inequality.
Apr 11, 2018 / Joelle Gamble
Don’t Let Big and Dark Money ‘Drown Out the Truth and Drown Out Your Voice’ Don’t Let Big and Dark Money ‘Drown Out the Truth and Drown Out Your Voice’
The cost of elections today increases the power of the privileged few while diminishing that of working Americans and, as such, harms democracy itself.
Apr 3, 2018 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Congress Is About to Do a Big Favor for Private Equity Predators Congress Is About to Do a Big Favor for Private Equity Predators
We’re also seeing a central defense of the Bank Lobbyist Act being demolished in record time.
Mar 22, 2018 / David Dayen
Get Ready to ‘March For Our Lives’ and Vote Out the Gun Lobby Get Ready to ‘March For Our Lives’ and Vote Out the Gun Lobby
You can also call out Democrats who’ve sided with the big banks over their constituents.
Mar 20, 2018 / NationAction
Support the Farmworkers Fasting to End Sexual Assault in Wendy’s Supply Chain Support the Farmworkers Fasting to End Sexual Assault in Wendy’s Supply Chain
You can also join a campaign to collect stories from the 2008 financial crisis.
Mar 13, 2018 / NationAction
For Investors, Puerto Rico Is a Fantasy Blank Slate For Investors, Puerto Rico Is a Fantasy Blank Slate
How tech companies and private capital are poised to reshape the US colony.
Feb 28, 2018 / Yarimar Bonilla
Is it ‘Treason’ Not to Clap for the President? Is it ‘Treason’ Not to Clap for the President?
Joan Walsh on Trump, Nomi Prins on financial deregulation, and Ann Jones on Norwegians.
Feb 8, 2018 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener