Economy and Business
Trump Is Subsidizing Companies That Send Jobs Overseas
The top 100 federal contractors now send over 8,000 jobs overseas a year — triple the rate under Obama.
America 2018: Even More Gilded Than America 1918
Wealth is more concentrated now than it was in John D. Rockefeller’s day.
Future Generations Will Mourn What the EPA Did on 9/11
The White House wants to clear the way for frackers to release more methane, which poisons communities and torches the climate.
Amazon Is Making Workers Tweet about How Great It Is to Work There
They even get bathroom breaks, they say. Doesn’t sound suspicious at all!
Amazon’s Worth $1 Trillion, So Why Is It Robbing Taxpayers?
It’s like Bonnie and Clyde, but instead of robbing banks, Amazon has enticed city and state officials to rob their own citizens.
Nobody in the White House is Part of ‘The Resistance’
They admit Trump’s dangerous, but they’ll stick with him as long as he cuts billionaires’ taxes, deregulates corporations, and feeds the military-industrial complex.
The Wealth Hiding in Your Neighborhood
From country farmland to big city skyscrapers, absentee billionaires may be hiding wealth in your town — and driving up your cost of living.
The Economy Is Supposed to be Great. So Why Are Workers Miserable?
Quantity is on one thing, but quality is what really matters when it comes to jobs.
You Can Teach Kids Hard Work, But Feed Them First
My brothers and I can support ourselves and our families today because of the food aid we got when we were kids.
Prison Labor Is Slave Labor, and We Should Get Rid of It
Incarcerated workers — who often make less than $1 an hour producing profits for big companies — are on strike across the country.