What Happens to a Town When Amazon Moves In? What Happens to a Town When Amazon Moves In?
When local stores close up shop, workers lose out.
Dec 8, 2016 / Michelle Chen
Trump’s Infrastructure Plan Is a Full-on Privatization Assault Trump’s Infrastructure Plan Is a Full-on Privatization Assault
There’s a much better way to create jobs and rebuild our country’s crumbling infrastructure.
Dec 2, 2016 / Michelle Chen
Bad Apples Bad Apples
What will it take to end favorable tax treatment for multinationals?
Oct 20, 2016 / Arthur Goldhammer
Clinton’s New Anti-Poverty Proposal Is Great, but There’s a Catch Clinton’s New Anti-Poverty Proposal Is Great, but There’s a Catch
Poor families stand to gain a lot—if they earn formal wages.
Oct 14, 2016 / Monica Potts
Trump Is Tricking You About His Tax Plan Trump Is Tricking You About His Tax Plan
He’s pretending to be tough on the wealthy while sliding them massive benefits.
Oct 13, 2016 / George Zornick
What if Donald Trump Were Actually… Normal? What if Donald Trump Were Actually… Normal?
Picture a person who pauses and reflects before he speaks.
Oct 11, 2016 / Tom Tomorrow
Bernie Sanders Has a Plan to Fix the Trump-Friendly Tax Code Bernie Sanders Has a Plan to Fix the Trump-Friendly Tax Code
Like few other industries, real-estate developers are showered with special tax treatment.
Oct 6, 2016 / George Zornick
Trump Benefits From a Broken Tax System Trump Benefits From a Broken Tax System
Revelations about Donald Trump’s tax returns—and the probability that he has paid no federal income tax for decades—should spur movements to fix our broken tax system.
Oct 6, 2016 / Chuck Collins
The Adventures of the Incredible Trump The Adventures of the Incredible Trump
Can the combined power of his macho arrogance and blatant disregard for facts beat his arch-nemesis?
Oct 4, 2016 / Tom Tomorrow
Let’s Just Say It: Donald Trump Is a Sexist Pig Let’s Just Say It: Donald Trump Is a Sexist Pig
After a string of new revelations over the weekend, we can just say what has become obvious to everyone.
Oct 3, 2016 / Joan Walsh