Economics

sad girl ACA

Today and Tomorrow, Join a ‘Stakeout’ to Save Health Care Today and Tomorrow, Join a ‘Stakeout’ to Save Health Care

“Trumpcare” would be a disaster. 

Mar 16, 2017 / NationAction

Trump with Navarro

Trump Is Fighting a New Trade War—and This One Is Intramural Trump Is Fighting a New Trade War—and This One Is Intramural

A nasty White House battle has broken out between right-wing nationalists and globalist financiers.

Mar 16, 2017 / William Greider

steam plant

Democrats Need to Understand Why the Rust Belt’s White Workers Still Support Trump Democrats Need to Understand Why the Rust Belt’s White Workers Still Support Trump

D.D. Guttenplan on working-class Ohio, plus Katha Pollitt on abortion politics and Ari Berman on voting in Texas.

Mar 16, 2017 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

die in rally

Trumpcare Isn’t Health Care. It’s a Tax Cut for the Wealthy. Trumpcare Isn’t Health Care. It’s a Tax Cut for the Wealthy.

And maybe that’s the whole point of the bill.

Mar 15, 2017 / The Nation

Trump touring the Flint water plant

Trump’s Obsession With Cutting Regulations Will Make America Sick Trump’s Obsession With Cutting Regulations Will Make America Sick

If Republicans have their way, curbing air and water pollution will take a back seat to maximizing profits.

Mar 15, 2017 / Michelle Chen

Canton March

How Democrats Can Win Back the Working Class How Democrats Can Win Back the Working Class

Regaining the trust of working-class voters who supported Trump will take more than opposition—it will take a real commitment to addressing the challenges that working people face.

Mar 15, 2017 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Trump’s Assault on Immigrants Will Seriously Damage the Economy

Trump’s Assault on Immigrants Will Seriously Damage the Economy Trump’s Assault on Immigrants Will Seriously Damage the Economy

The key sectors in which we can expect growth are dependent on immigrant labor.

Mar 15, 2017 / Feature / Herman Schwartz

Paul Ryan

Republicans Keep Showing Us Who They Are Republicans Keep Showing Us Who They Are

And we should believe them. 

Mar 14, 2017 / Robert L. Borosage

Trump Confederate Flag

Fear of Diversity Made People More Likely to Vote Trump Fear of Diversity Made People More Likely to Vote Trump

The 2016 election was really a battle about having an open society. 

Mar 14, 2017 / Sean McElwee and Jason McDaniel

Trump and childcare

Trump’s Childcare Plan Will Only Help the Rich Trump’s Childcare Plan Will Only Help the Rich

What kind of childcare plan gives the majority of its funding to families making over $100,000 a year?

Mar 14, 2017 / Michelle Chen

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