The Trump Administration Just Gutted Payday-Lending Regulations The Trump Administration Just Gutted Payday-Lending Regulations
Under Trump appointee Mick Mulvaney, the CFPB is making it easier for predatory lenders to take advantage of the most vulnerable consumers.
Jan 24, 2018 / Michelle Chen
With a Shutdown Surrender, Democrats Left Millions of People Behind With a Shutdown Surrender, Democrats Left Millions of People Behind
Community health centers that serve millions are in serious danger.
Jan 23, 2018 / David Dayen
If Republicans Knew the Truth About Norway, They’d Be Clamoring to Build a Second Wall If Republicans Knew the Truth About Norway, They’d Be Clamoring to Build a Second Wall
A mass of Norwegian immigrants would pose a genuine threat to Donald Trump’s America.
Jan 23, 2018 / Ann Jones
Why Democrats Need to Stand With Working Americans vs. Big Banks Why Democrats Need to Stand With Working Americans vs. Big Banks
Democrats should stop supporting a bill that would loosen the reins on Wall Street.
Jan 23, 2018 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
These Students Are Teaming Up to Pay Dollar Bails for Detained New Yorkers These Students Are Teaming Up to Pay Dollar Bails for Detained New Yorkers
The Dollar Bail Brigade has freed 78 people and grown into a network of more than 600 volunteers.
Jan 22, 2018 / StudentNation / Mary Akdemir
How the Right’s War on Unions Is Killing the Democratic Party How the Right’s War on Unions Is Killing the Democratic Party
“Right-to-work” laws have a measurable effect on voting patterns.
Jan 22, 2018 / Sean McElwee
Republicans Are Trying to Dismantle the Backbone of US Immigration Policy Republicans Are Trying to Dismantle the Backbone of US Immigration Policy
For more than 50 years, family reunification has been a humane and compassionate part of our system.
Jan 16, 2018 / Rep. Pramila Jayapal
Fortress America Is Crumbling Fortress America Is Crumbling
Trump’s inept one-man diplomacy is wrecking US foreign policy.
Jan 16, 2018 / Alfred McCoy
Defending the Family: The Need for Legal Representation in Child-Welfare Proceedings Defending the Family: The Need for Legal Representation in Child-Welfare Proceedings
More than half of Mississippi parents who walk into family court don’t have a lawyer.
Jan 16, 2018 / Rachel Blustain
Without Haiti, the United States Would, in Fact, Be a Shithole Without Haiti, the United States Would, in Fact, Be a Shithole
And some other things about the country that Donald Trump doesn’t know and doesn’t care to know.
Jan 12, 2018 / Amy Wilentz