Business

Timothy Sloan Wells Fargo

The CEO of Wells Fargo Might Be in Big, Big Trouble The CEO of Wells Fargo Might Be in Big, Big Trouble

A group of plaintiffs in Utah, with the help of some US senators, have put the executive in a jam. 

Jan 3, 2018 / David Dayen

Donald Trump tax bill

How the Trump Administration Could Game Paychecks to Win Support for the Tax Bill How the Trump Administration Could Game Paychecks to Win Support for the Tax Bill

It’s all about the 2018 midterms.

Dec 21, 2017 / David Dayen

Representative Maxine Waters

Maxine Waters Connects the Dots on Trump, Deutsche Bank, and Russia Maxine Waters Connects the Dots on Trump, Deutsche Bank, and Russia

Special counsel Mueller’s bank subpoenas could shed light on Trump associates’ ties to Russian money laundering.

Dec 19, 2017 / Bob Dreyfuss

Doug Jones

The Left Helped Jones Defeat Moore. It Could Help More Democrats in 2018. The Left Helped Jones Defeat Moore. It Could Help More Democrats in 2018.

The Democrats must work harder to build grassroots infrastructure and offer voters a bolder vision proudly based on progressive values.

Dec 19, 2017 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Republican Tax Bill

The Republican Tax Bill Codifies a New Gilded Age The Republican Tax Bill Codifies a New Gilded Age

The GOP tax plan harks back to an idea that the poor should be humiliated and the rich are virtuous.

Dec 18, 2017 / Ed Burmila

Donald Trump

Trump Is Playing a Fascinating Game With NAFTA Negotiations Trump Is Playing a Fascinating Game With NAFTA Negotiations

Corporate America might regret calling the president’s bluff. 

Dec 14, 2017 / David Dayen

Clinton and Sanders

Democrats Have a Chance to Revive the Party. Will They Seize It? Democrats Have a Chance to Revive the Party. Will They Seize It?

Let’s hope the Unity Reform Commission’s ideas are codified.

Dec 12, 2017 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Uintah Basin

This Is How the Trump Administration Gives Big Oil the Keys to Public Lands This Is How the Trump Administration Gives Big Oil the Keys to Public Lands

The Bureau of Land Management is rapidly opening previously off-limits areas to oil and gas drilling.

Dec 8, 2017 / Adam Federman

Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross

Investigative Journalism Can Still Make Bad Guys Squirm Investigative Journalism Can Still Make Bad Guys Squirm

A massive muckrakers conference celebrates triumphs—and plots new targets.

Dec 6, 2017 / Mark Schapiro

Bannon and Cohn

Steve Bannon and Members of Trump’s Inner Circle Stash Investments in Offshore Tax Havens Steve Bannon and Members of Trump’s Inner Circle Stash Investments in Offshore Tax Havens

So much for “America first.”

Dec 1, 2017 / Joshua Holland

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