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Rural Towns Deserve Better Than Prison Jobs

Rural prison towns need jobs. There are better ones than guarding people in cages.

Corporations gutted local newspapers and then wondered why people stopped buying them.

Republicans are still attacking undocumented young people — including health care workers. Here’s how to protect them for good.

Corporations pay lower taxes than ever. A modest corporate tax hike would be transformative.

Bored billionaires want tax breaks to escape a planet they helped pollute. Should we even let them back?

This month, millions of U.S. parents will get direct deposits in their bank accounts. There’s no catch.

Our food system is built on exploited labor — a problem that’s getting worse as the climate changes. What’s the solution?

The Hufcor plant in Janesville, Wisconsin was profitable before investors gobbled it up. Now it’s the latest highway robbery by private equity.

Biden should reverse Trump’s sanctions and call an end to 60 years of brutal economic warfare.

By raising taxes on the wealthy and redirecting other public resources, we can meet everyone’s needs and strengthen our economy.