Ground Zero for Dark Money
The road to the White House in 2020 still runs through Wisconsin—and so does the pipeline for outside cash.
View ArticleFarms Need More Than ‘Trump Money’
Family farmers need fair prices for our goods. We need smart — and more stable — trade policy.
View Article‘The Corporation’ Sequel Is Just as Good as the Original
In this topnotch documentary critique of globalization, the filmmakers go to the ends of the Earth to tell their engaging story.
View ArticleJoin the Election Defense Task Force!
No matter what President Trump said in his 46-minute rant from the White House, he lost the election. He’s losing support among key state Republicans.
View ArticleThe Roots of Our Planetary Crisis
To save humankind, we must transform what we think of as civilization.
View Article‘Enough Is Enough’: How a New York Coalition Is Pushing Lawmakers to Raise...
The Invest in Our New York Campaign, involving more than 100 groups, is urging legislators to take action amid the COVID-19-induced recession.
View ArticleThe Corporate Response to Capitol Riot Reflects Growing Culture of...
In an effort to maximize profits, many businesses and corporations are cutting ties with Trump and Republicans who have supported the President’s attempted coup.
View ArticleToward a More Equal Union
The new administration could take plenty of steps to address economic disparity.
View ArticlePass HR-1 to Protect Democracy
The For the People Act would do away with our Big Money-biased campaign finance system.
View ArticleThe End of Trickle-Down Economics
The pandemic has shifted conventional wisdom by showing the limits of “small government” thinking.
View ArticleIt’s Time to Build a Third Party
We need an organization with a fresh perspective that could break the stranglehold that our two dominant parties have on our country’s politics.
View ArticleDon’t Open the Door Further to Dark Money
The court’s new majority is being asked by billionaire Charles Koch’s nonprofits to expand on the notion that “money is speech.”
View ArticleVox Populist: Going Big Can Secure the Future
It’s time for the United States to pursue a future of true greatness created by a people united in building a strong nation for the common good.
View ArticleThe Meaning of Light and Power
An interview with former Congressmember Dennis Kucinich.
View ArticleSmart Ass Cripple: My First Taste of Social Security
After waiting sixty-five years for this money, it feels satisfying to finally start receiving it.
View ArticleShut Down U.S. Tax Havens
The Pandora Papers unmask the secretive ways that the world’s super-wealthy hide trillions of dollars and dodge taxes.
View Article‘We Have to Reduce Corporate Power’
An interview with professor and activist Zephyr Teachout.
View ArticleCongress Must Care for Care Workers
With the October 31 deadline looming, the U.S. Congress must act quickly to pass the infrastructure bill with the maximum funding for home and community-based services.
View ArticleThe Other Americans: How Cryptocurrency Is Another Step Toward...
Leaders of the Central American country claim Bitcoin will revitalize the economy and lower the cost of transaction fees for remittances from Salvadorans living abroad.
View ArticleElite Schools Must Quit Koch Money
Duke, Harvard and other universities that advocate for climate justice are also still taking money from the climate change-denying Koch network and their right-wing allies.
View ArticleBitcoin Seeks ‘Pollution for Profit’ in New York
Activists organize against using fossil fuel plants as tools for cryptocurrency.
View ArticleSubsidizing the Sedition Caucus
Corporations renew torrent of funding to members of Congress who sought to deny election results.
View ArticleThe Great Inflation Scam
The truth is that when it comes to some key parts of our economy, a handful of megacorporations are calling the shots, and that’s costing all of us dearly.
View ArticleThe Other Americans: El Salvador’s Bitcoin House of Cards Falls
The collapse of cryptocurrency has cost the country millions of dollars, but President Nayib Bukele is telling residents not to focus on the economic downturn.
View ArticleFreedom-From-Woke Bank
Somehow, rightwingers were able to turn news of a bank failure (or two) into a conversation about “wokeness.” If that makes no logical sense to you, don’t worry, it’s not supposed to. It’s just another...
View ArticleUnequal Justice: Clarence Thomas Isn’t Going Anywhere
The Justice has vowed to stay on the court until 2034—and despite egregious ethical violations, he’ll likely make it.
View ArticleWhy Not Tax Private Jets Out of Existence?
The industry not only exploits our planet’s precious resources but makes the rest of us subsidize the extravagant lifestyles of the ultra-rich.
View ArticleLabor Day’s Forgotten Older Workers
Over the next decade, about 40 percent of middle-class older workers will be pushed into or near poverty when they reach retirement age.
View ArticleThe Real Cost of the Fed’s Interest Rate Hikes
They drive down wages, raise unemployment, and push homeownership farther out of reach for millions of working-class Americans.
View ArticleMilton Friedman Is Still Running the Show at the IMF
While Biden promotes increased public investment at home, his Treasury Department pushes for austerity abroad.
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