Economy and Business
The Boldest Step To Close the Racial Wealth Divide in Generations
One state’s “Baby Bonds” program should be a model for the whole country.
Affordable Child Care Helped My Family Out of Deep Poverty. Can We Save It?
We need to fix our fraying safety net so other families get the same chance.
I Got Help. Now I Give Back. That’s How a Healthy Society Should Work.
If lawmakers slash the social safety net any further, millions of stories like mine won’t be possible.
I Keep The Affordable Care Act Working. Why Can’t I Afford to See My Own Doctor?
We need to make sure federal contractors like my employer are creating good jobs with livable wages, decent benefits, and the right to unionize.
We Need More Working Class Lawmakers
We’d take better care of ourselves with policies written by plumbers, housekeepers, and child care workers than lawyers, bankers, and ideologues.
‘Bluelining’ Leaves Climate Vulnerable Communities Without Home Insurance
Insurers are pulling out of areas prone to climate risk — even as they insure the fossil fuel companies contributing to that risk. These communities deserve better.
The Big Business of Obesity and Shame
Big business profits by plying Americans with unhealthy foods — and profits again by peddling weight loss drugs. What we need is regulation, not shame.
Trump’s Corporate Tax Cuts Paved the Way for Inflation
The former president made it more profitable for companies to gouge us. When those cuts expire next year, we’ll have an opportunity to get our money back.
God Bless Nurses — And Please Hurry!
Nurses are fighting back against corporations — including religiously affiliated hospital chains — that profit from their low pay and severe understaffing.
How Public Investment Can Create Jobs — And Ease the Child Care Crunch
Federally funded semiconductor manufacturers will have to help their employees get child care. That could be a model for other industries.
