Economy and Business
Don’t Let Trump Kill the Public Postal Service
The president’s billionaire allies are desperate to dismantle USPS and rip off Americans for lousier service.
Pentagon Contractors Don’t Save Lives or Money — Medicaid Does
Cutting life-saving services to further enrich billionaires and Pentagon contractors is the worst possible option.
Federal Jobs Don’t Threaten the Economy, But Trump’s Tariffs Do
Trump’s crazy tariffs may trigger a recession. He wants you to blame federal workers instead.
How Overpaid CEOs Hurt the Rest of Us
At Wells Fargo, I saw firsthand how excessive CEO pay harms workers and customers. Congress should use tax policy to rein it in.
In An Age of Scams, Our Economy Needs a Referee
The Consumer Finance Protection Bureau has saved Americans $21 billion in cancelled debt and money back. But Trump and Musk want to eliminate it.
We Need Medicaid More Than Billionaires Need Tax Cuts
Republicans in Congress want to gut Medicaid, denying life-saving health care for regular families to cut taxes for billionaires.
The Greatest Threat to Social Security in Its 90-Year History
Donald Trump and Elon Musk are planning to utterly demolish Social Security’s workforce to pay for billionaire tax cuts.
Trump’s Coup Attempt Is Uniting Americans
Workaday people — in red states as well as blue — are erupting in spontaneous protests against Trump and Musk’s corporate takeover.
Don’t Let Insurers Get Away With Fleecing Homeowners
In an age of climate disasters, insurance should be a safeguard for families, not a gamble where the house always wins.
Who Should Pay for Climate Disasters?
Some states are landing on a straightforward answer: fossil fuel companies.
