Business

Municipal broadband

Universal Broadband Won’t Save Us Universal Broadband Won’t Save Us

Broadband for all is a necessary policy. Just don’t expect it to end poverty.

Sep 6, 2018 / Julianne Tveten

Uintah Basin

The Attacks on the Endangered Species Act Are Part of a Much Deeper Plot The Attacks on the Endangered Species Act Are Part of a Much Deeper Plot

And that plot begins with the fossil-fuel industry.

Sep 4, 2018 / Jimmy Tobias

janus protest supreme court

The 3 Worst Labor Stories of 2018 The 3 Worst Labor Stories of 2018

And three reasons to not give up hope.

Sep 3, 2018 / Arvind Dilawar

Trump Carrier Working Women

Donald Trump Has Betrayed American Workers—Again and Again and Again Donald Trump Has Betrayed American Workers—Again and Again and Again

Despite his campaign promises, Trump has consistently put corporations and the rich ahead of American workers.

Sep 2, 2018 / Robert L. Borosage

The Climate-Wrecking Industry… and How to Beat It

The Climate-Wrecking Industry… and How to Beat It The Climate-Wrecking Industry… and How to Beat It

Insisting that we’re all responsible for global warming lets the biggest corporate polluters off the hook.

Aug 30, 2018 / Feature / Jason Mark

Elizabeth Warren

Elizabeth Warren Has Bold Ideas About How to Drain the Swamp Elizabeth Warren Has Bold Ideas About How to Drain the Swamp

Those who support progressive reform have the biggest stake in cleaning the stables, cracking down on the corruption, and making Washington accountable.

Aug 28, 2018 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

There’s an Easy Way to Create Affordable Housing—We Just Need to Make it Happen

There’s an Easy Way to Create Affordable Housing—We Just Need to Make it Happen There’s an Easy Way to Create Affordable Housing—We Just Need to Make it Happen

This fall, California will vote on an initiative that could reshape the state’s housing market.

Aug 22, 2018 / Brave New Films

Elizabeth Warren Woburn Town Hall

Elizabeth Warren Could Make a Great Run for President as an Anti-Corruption Crusader Elizabeth Warren Could Make a Great Run for President as an Anti-Corruption Crusader

She’s got a plan to drain the swamp that is Donald Trump’s Washington. If she takes it on the campaign trail, that’s terrific.

Aug 21, 2018 / John Nichols

UnAmerican Banking

Why Is Bank of America Asking Clients About Their Citizenship? Why Is Bank of America Asking Clients About Their Citizenship?

Lenders discriminate against immigrants—and often, it’s perfectly legal.

Aug 20, 2018 / Susie Cagle

A Time Warner Cable service technician works on cable service from a van parked on the Upper West side of the Manhattan borough of New York City

New York City Has ‘a Once-in-a-Lifetime Opportunity’ to Create an Internet for All New York City Has ‘a Once-in-a-Lifetime Opportunity’ to Create an Internet for All

“Dead skunks on the highway” are more popular than cable companies, so why not replace them with something better?

Aug 20, 2018 / Teke Wiggin

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