Bernie Sanders Has a Plan to Fix the Trump-Friendly Tax Code Bernie Sanders Has a Plan to Fix the Trump-Friendly Tax Code
Like few other industries, real-estate developers are showered with special tax treatment.
Oct 6, 2016 / George Zornick
Trump Benefits From a Broken Tax System Trump Benefits From a Broken Tax System
Revelations about Donald Trump’s tax returns—and the probability that he has paid no federal income tax for decades—should spur movements to fix our broken tax system.
Oct 6, 2016 / Chuck Collins
Dying of Thirst in America Dying of Thirst in America
Milwaukee County let Terrill Thomas die of dehydration in its jail. His horrific death is a disturbing reminder that too many of us still don’t have access to drinking water.
Oct 6, 2016 / George McGraw
The Silicon Valley Union Victories You Haven’t Heard Of The Silicon Valley Union Victories You Haven’t Heard Of
No matter how futuristic their headquarters, tech companies still require workers driving buses and staffing their dining rooms to exist.
Oct 5, 2016 / Michelle Chen
The Anonymous Town That Was the Model of Desegregation in the Civil-Rights Era The Anonymous Town That Was the Model of Desegregation in the Civil-Rights Era
Here’s how it fell apart.
Oct 4, 2016 / Feature / LynNell Hancock
Donald Trump, Shamer in Chief Donald Trump, Shamer in Chief
He’s spectacularly trashed our political culture by weaponizing shame. But he’s not the first—and he won’t be the last.
Oct 4, 2016 / Feature / Adam Haslett
How to Get Justice After the Wells Fargo Scandal How to Get Justice After the Wells Fargo Scandal
Break up lawless banks and encourage sensible alternatives.
Oct 4, 2016 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Did Human Rights Watch Sabotage Colombia’s Peace Agreement? Did Human Rights Watch Sabotage Colombia’s Peace Agreement?
Like the country’s far right, HRW wanted to send human-rights violators to prison more than it wanted to end the war.
Oct 3, 2016 / Greg Grandin
The Fight for $15 Is Starting to Fight for Fair Schedules The Fight for $15 Is Starting to Fight for Fair Schedules
They're building a framework for a new normal in the low-wage workplace.
Oct 3, 2016 / Michelle Chen
The Hyde Amendment Punishes Poor Women—and It’s Bad for the Economy The Hyde Amendment Punishes Poor Women—and It’s Bad for the Economy
The 40-year-old ban on public funding for abortion is not just a burden on individual women.
Sep 30, 2016 / Kate Bahn and Jamila Taylor