Economics

Joe Biden Should Propose a $750 Tax Credit Tonight—Then Drop the Mic

Joe Biden Should Propose a $750 Tax Credit Tonight—Then Drop the Mic Joe Biden Should Propose a $750 Tax Credit Tonight—Then Drop the Mic

Tonight’s debate gives the Democrat a chance to make Trump’s tax avoidance the Republican’s albatross.

Sep 29, 2020 / John Nichols

Trump Paid Less in Taxes Than a Schoolteacher or a Nurse

Trump Paid Less in Taxes Than a Schoolteacher or a Nurse Trump Paid Less in Taxes Than a Schoolteacher or a Nurse

What’s most shocking about the president’s taxes are the things that are legal.

Sep 29, 2020 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Re-Education Camp

Re-Education Camp Re-Education Camp

Trump proposes white-washing American history.

Sep 29, 2020 / OppArt / Peter Kuper

Judy Shelton

If You Think Amy Coney Barrett Is Extreme, Meet Judy Shelton If You Think Amy Coney Barrett Is Extreme, Meet Judy Shelton

Trump’s nominee to the Federal Reserve has gotten a lot less publicity. But her desire to return the US to the gold standard and eliminate federal deposit insurance could destroy t...

Sep 29, 2020 / James Ledbetter

Donald Trump speaks into a microphone

Trump’s Tax Evasion Is an Indictment of American Plutocracy Trump’s Tax Evasion Is an Indictment of American Plutocracy

Democrats have to attack not just Trump for being a scofflaw but also the system that lets the ultra-rich avoid paying their fair share.

Sep 28, 2020 / Jeet Heer

Lindsey

Lindsey Lindsey

The way the Graham crackers.

Sep 28, 2020 / OppArt / Steve Brodner

Undocumented Immigrants Are Still Suffering With No Federal Relief

Undocumented Immigrants Are Still Suffering With No Federal Relief Undocumented Immigrants Are Still Suffering With No Federal Relief

Undocumented immigrants have had to fend for themselves during the coronavirus crisis.

Sep 28, 2020 / Photo Essay / Mary Ann Koruth

Countdown: 38 Days Until the Election

Countdown: 38 Days Until the Election Countdown: 38 Days Until the Election

Democracy is on the line.

Sep 26, 2020 / OppArt / Sue Coe

On Louisville, Breonna Taylor, and Muhammad Ali

On Louisville, Breonna Taylor, and Muhammad Ali On Louisville, Breonna Taylor, and Muhammad Ali

Louisville is hallowed ground, the birthplace of Muhammad Ali. It will now, thanks to Daniel Cameron, also be remembered as the home of an unspeakable injustice. 

Sep 25, 2020 / Dave Zirin

Call and Response

Call and Response Call and Response

Say Amen Somebody. Scenes from our series, The Greater Quiet, for the week of September 21.

Sep 25, 2020 / Steve Brodner

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