Economy and Business
My Family Just Got Back on Our Feet. Trump’s Bill Could Knock Us Over Again.
Those tax cuts for the wealthy are financed on the backs of families like yours and mine.
Communities Pay the Price for ‘Free’ AI Tools
AI data centers produce massive noise pollution, use huge amounts of water, and keep us hooked on fossil fuels.
Employers Want to Trap You in Dead-End Jobs. Will Trump’s FTC Help Them?
I worked for the Federal Trade Commission when we banned employers from trapping workers with “noncompete clauses.” Now that victory is in danger.
CEOs Are Getting Richer. Everyone Else Is Falling Behind.
At the 100 largest low-wage corporations, the average CEO now makes 632 times more than a typical worker. And Americans are fed up.
I Did My Dissertation on Housing Displacement. Then I Experienced It Myself.
If someone like me can get trapped in the cycle of housing instability, anyone can. But the solutions are out there.
Trump Wants You Talking About Nonexistent Crime, Not His Medicaid Cuts
The president is sucking up oxygen with bogus crime stories because he doesn’t want you talking about his Medicaid cuts — or Jeffrey Epstein.
I Beat the Odds and Made It to Law School. Others Won’t Get the Chance.
For students like me, grad school would be unthinkable without federal Grad PLUS loans — which Trump just eliminated.
Trump’s Tax Law Clobbers State Budgets. Now’s the Time to Prepare.
With Trump and the GOP slashing essential services to enrich the wealthy, states and cities need to get creative in taking care of the rest of us.
Wall Street Is Killing the Housing Market
Investment giants are buying up homes and pricing real people out of the market. But it doesn’t have to be this way.
Populism Can Win Back Working Class Voters
New research shows that progressive economic policies can bring working-class Trump supporters back into the Democratic Party.