The Trump Administration Just Gutted Payday-Lending Regulations The Trump Administration Just Gutted Payday-Lending Regulations
Under Trump appointee Mick Mulvaney, the CFPB is making it easier for predatory lenders to take advantage of the most vulnerable consumers.
Jan 24, 2018 / Michelle Chen
If Republicans Knew the Truth About Norway, They’d Be Clamoring to Build a Second Wall If Republicans Knew the Truth About Norway, They’d Be Clamoring to Build a Second Wall
A mass of Norwegian immigrants would pose a genuine threat to Donald Trump’s America.
Jan 23, 2018 / Ann Jones
Why Democrats Need to Stand With Working Americans vs. Big Banks Why Democrats Need to Stand With Working Americans vs. Big Banks
Democrats should stop supporting a bill that would loosen the reins on Wall Street.
Jan 23, 2018 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
These Students Are Teaming Up to Pay Dollar Bails for Detained New Yorkers These Students Are Teaming Up to Pay Dollar Bails for Detained New Yorkers
The Dollar Bail Brigade has freed 78 people and grown into a network of more than 600 volunteers.
Jan 22, 2018 / StudentNation / Mary Akdemir
Defending the Family: The Need for Legal Representation in Child-Welfare Proceedings Defending the Family: The Need for Legal Representation in Child-Welfare Proceedings
More than half of Mississippi parents who walk into family court don’t have a lawyer.
Jan 16, 2018 / Rachel Blustain
Without Haiti, the United States Would, in Fact, Be a Shithole Without Haiti, the United States Would, in Fact, Be a Shithole
And some other things about the country that Donald Trump doesn’t know and doesn’t care to know.
Jan 12, 2018 / Amy Wilentz
Nothing Would Be More Tragic Than to Turn Back Now Nothing Would Be More Tragic Than to Turn Back Now
This Martin Luther King Day, we should remember that when we stand up and fight back, the seemingly indomitable giants of white supremacy can come down.
Jan 12, 2018 / Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II
3 Reasons Why Republicans Will Let the Rich Abuse the Tax Code 3 Reasons Why Republicans Will Let the Rich Abuse the Tax Code
The GOP tax bill creates a vast and easy game for accountants to play.
Jan 12, 2018 / Editorial / Mike Konczal
Inequality Is Everywhere, but Not Inevitable Inequality Is Everywhere, but Not Inevitable
Wherever you live in the world, beware: You’ve been robbed.
Jan 11, 2018 / Michelle Chen
How Rebecca Solnit Became ‘the Voice of the Resistance’ How Rebecca Solnit Became ‘the Voice of the Resistance’
She has focused for many years on cruel systems that oppress the working class, people of color, and women.
Jan 10, 2018 / Feature / John Nichols