Just One Example of How Difficult It Is to Make Labor Law Better for Workers Just One Example of How Difficult It Is to Make Labor Law Better for Workers
The Obama administration’s new rules surrounding overtime pay were realistic and sensible. Why did a Texas judge block them?
Dec 9, 2016 / Michelle Chen
What’s Next for Cuban Sports? What’s Next for Cuban Sports?
Here’s a perspective from Baltimore Orioles owner John Angelos, who attempted to use baseball to liberalize relations between the two countries.
Dec 9, 2016 / Dave Zirin
The Magnitude of Trump’s Cronyism Is Off the Charts—Even for Washington The Magnitude of Trump’s Cronyism Is Off the Charts—Even for Washington
The President-elect’s incomplete cabinet is already the richest one ever.
Dec 9, 2016 / Nomi Prins
What Happens to a Town When Amazon Moves In? What Happens to a Town When Amazon Moves In?
When local stores close up shop, workers lose out.
Dec 8, 2016 / Michelle Chen
Donald Trump Is Just Another Handmaiden to Capital Donald Trump Is Just Another Handmaiden to Capital
If you look past his tweets, Trump’s been remarkably consistent in promising to gut regulations and cut taxes.
Dec 8, 2016 / David Dayen
This City Just Came Up With a Novel Way to Fight Inequality: Taxing Corporations With Extreme Pay Gaps This City Just Came Up With a Novel Way to Fight Inequality: Taxing Corporations With Extreme Pay Gaps
Portland, Oregon, has just adopted the first tax penalty on corporations that pay their CEOs more than 100 times what they pay typical workers.
Dec 8, 2016 / Sarah Anderson
Chuck Jones Is a Better President Than Donald Trump Will Ever Be Chuck Jones Is a Better President Than Donald Trump Will Ever Be
Trump is attacking a steelworkers union leader for calling out Trump’s lies.
Dec 8, 2016 / John Nichols
How to Expose Trump’s Dastardly Bait-and-Switch How to Expose Trump’s Dastardly Bait-and-Switch
Trump is not an economic populist, he’s just playing one on TV.
Dec 7, 2016 / Robert L. Borosage
Did the Opioid Epidemic Help Donald Trump Win? Did the Opioid Epidemic Help Donald Trump Win?
New research shows that Trump made huge gains in counties with the highest rates of death from drugs, alcohol, and suicide.
Dec 7, 2016 / Zoë Carpenter
Trump’s Team of Faux Populists and Real Crony Capitalists Trump’s Team of Faux Populists and Real Crony Capitalists
For progressive Democrats, the challenge now is not just to fight Trump’s policies but also to listen to the people he is betraying.
Dec 6, 2016 / Katrina vanden Heuvel