Economic Policy

How to Repeal the Tax Loophole That Allows Companies to Hide Their Profits in Offshore Accounts

How to Repeal the Tax Loophole That Allows Companies to Hide Their Profits in Offshore Accounts How to Repeal the Tax Loophole That Allows Companies to Hide Their Profits in Offshore Accounts

If we want to address the inequality crisis, we must prevent corporations from sitting on hoards of untaxed cash.

Aug 4, 2015 / David Cay Johnston

Rio Olympics

The Water in Rio Is Full of Sludge and Rotting Fish—And Olympians Are Supposed to Swim in It The Water in Rio Is Full of Sludge and Rotting Fish—And Olympians Are Supposed to Swim in It

Athletes who participate in water sports will carry an infection risk of 99 percent.

Aug 3, 2015 / Dave Zirin

Bernie Sanders Explains Why You Should Care About What’s Happening to Greece

Bernie Sanders Explains Why You Should Care About What’s Happening to Greece Bernie Sanders Explains Why You Should Care About What’s Happening to Greece

He really does sound like a socialist, doesn’t he?

Jul 31, 2015 / William Greider

Bernie Sanders in Burlington, Vermont

With Bernie’s People in Vermont With Bernie’s People in Vermont

There’s a strong sense here that with Sanders, what you see is what you get—and that’s resonating with voters elsewhere, too.

Jul 30, 2015 / D.D. Guttenplan

Rand Paul

How Rand Paul Could Have Profited From a Debt-Ceiling Crisis He Helped Create How Rand Paul Could Have Profited From a Debt-Ceiling Crisis He Helped Create

At the height of the debt-ceiling debate, the senator failed to disclose his financial interest in a US default.

Jul 30, 2015 / Scott Keyes

Germans protest TiSA

New Trade Deal Could Undermine Migrant Labor Rights New Trade Deal Could Undermine Migrant Labor Rights

And it could deregulate “white collar” jobs.

Jul 29, 2015 / Michelle Chen

John Nichols Meet the Press

Populism In America Is Driving A New Day Populism In America Is Driving A New Day

This time there are two coalitions of the disaffected—and they couldn’t be further apart.

Jul 28, 2015 / John Nichols

For Many Americans, the Great Recession Never Ended. Is the Fed About to Make It Worse?

For Many Americans, the Great Recession Never Ended. Is the Fed About to Make It Worse? For Many Americans, the Great Recession Never Ended. Is the Fed About to Make It Worse?

Why it’s a mistake for the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates this year.

Jul 28, 2015 / Connie M. Razza

NYC garbage trucks

Zero Waste Remains a Dirty Business Zero Waste Remains a Dirty Business

New York and Los Angeles are reforming their waste-management systems, but there’s still a ways to go to clean up the sanitation industry’s labor standards.

Jul 27, 2015 / Michelle Chen

Presidents Putin and Jinping

The Geopolitical Big Bang You Probably Don’t See Coming The Geopolitical Big Bang You Probably Don’t See Coming

China and Russia are gearing up to create an economic zone beyond Washington’s reach.

Jul 23, 2015 / Pepe Escobar

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