Economy and Business
Republican ‘Solutions’ Will Make Inflation Worse
If cutting corporate tax rates and making billionaires wealthier actually fixed inflation, it would have been fixed ages ago.
CEOs Are Literally Bragging About Raising Prices
“A little bit of inflation is always good in our business,” said Kroger CEO Rodney McMullen.
Raise Corporate Taxes, Not Interest Rates
To protect working families, policymakers should directly address the problem of corporate price gouging.
Biden’s Marijuana Pardons Are a Seismic Shift
The immediate impacts are modest, but the order marks a top-level recognition that 100 years of cannabis prohibition were a mistake.
Revive the Child Tax Credit. Our Children Deserve Nothing Less.
Those monthly payments made the American Dream possible for millions of families, including mine.
The GOP’s 2022 Platform Is a Grab Bag of Nuttiness
When not attacking the Muppets, the party’s leading figures have spent the year laying out plans to tax the poor and eliminate Social Security.
Census Data Proves Anti-Poverty Measures Work
But to truly end poverty, we must do more — and if poor people and their allies come together, we can.
Can’t Beat the Heat? Blame Inequality
Why poor neighborhoods are often hotter than rich neighborhoods — and what to do about it.
Workers Used to Watch the Clock. Now the Clock Watches You.
“Digital productivity monitoring” surveillance software is demoralizing workers and creating toxic workplaces.
Close the Medicaid Coverage Gap
Over 2 million Americans like me are stuck without health care because 12 GOP-ruled states keep refusing to expand Medicaid.
