Economy and Business
Prepare for the Next Pandemic Today
A small investment now could mean more protective equipment and faster vaccine development before the next plague hits.
The Simplest, Most Effective, and Popular Way to Fund the Jobs Bill
Even Trump voters like the idea of a modest extra tax on multimillionaires.
What the Expanded Child Tax Credit Means to Me
I grew up poor and traumatized, not knowing how to get help. Now my own child’s life will be better.
Private Equity Destroyed My Job
It took greedy investors just three years to strip my employer for parts. Here’s how to stop them from coming for yours.
Unemployment Insurance Isn’t Holding Back the Economy. Inequality Is.
Ending enhanced unemployment benefits didn’t get people back to work. It just made them poorer.
Protect Workers from This Heat
As temperatures rise, we need to stop corporate lobbyists from blocking common sense rules to keep workers safe.
9/11 at 20: Two Decades of Missed Opportunities
For just a fraction of what we’ve spent on militarization these last 20 years, we could start to make life much better.
Tax the ‘Trillion-Dollar Seven’
Democrats want to spend $3.5 trillion on jobs and infrastructure. A third of that could be covered by just seven billionaires.
Workers Are Quitting Their Jobs — And That’s Good
Workers are quitting jobs where they don’t feel respected. That’s a welcome sea change.
Americans Deserve Publicly Owned Generic Drugs
Bold policies could have saved America’s largest generic drug plant, but it’s never too late to start putting communities first.