The Political Economy of Diesel
Trump is trying every possible short-term trick to cut diesel prices. None of it will work; he might as well command the tide to recede.
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Third-Country National Stuck in Airport for Days After Release From African Prison
Finally out of the prison Trump expelled him to, Phone Chomsavanh’s fight for freedom hit one more snag.
The Monopoly on the Open Road
Patrick Industries announced a merger with its main competitor for selling components for recreational vehicles. A lawsuit alleges that it leverages market power.
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Federal Workers Notch Win Against Illegal RIFs
Multiple labor unions sued the Trump administration last September over its attempt to fire thousands of federal workers during the government shutdown.
Make Trump Pay for Trying to Stamp Out the Postal Service
Oversight Democrats should expose how Trump’s bastardization of USPS has hurt the American people—and present a more reliable alternative.
California Democrats—but Not Their Elected Representatives—Back the Billionaire Wealth Tax
Polls show overwhelming rank-and-file support, but Gavin Newsom’s opposition has trickled down to nearly every elected official.
How the Courts Became a Safe Haven for Corporations
A new report details how the judiciary has become more corporate over the past few decades—and names the specific judges who are most responsible.
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Organized Money: The Bill Looking to Turn College Athletes Into Cheap Labor
NCAA looking to pull a ‘socialism for me’ move in Congress.
Left Anchor: Occupy Wall Street Revisited
Fifteen years ago, the American left sprang back onto the political stage. What has happened since?
Organized Money: What Do AI Giants Really Want?
All the money in the world, and absolutely no liability.
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Time on Task
The Trump administration has abused the interagency task force process to intervene in law enforcement across the country.
Can the States Stop the Corporate Domination of Our Politics?
States giveth corporations the right to exist, so the states can taketh away their political spending power—or at least, Hawaii and Montana are trying.
The Road to Universal Medicare
The apparent split between advocates of Medicare for All and a more incremental approach is misleading and easily remedied.
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Identity Crisis
Citizen access to public agencies is a basic public function. Why does government contract out the process of verifying identity to a for-profit monopoly company?
Democrats Playing the Economic Populist Card in Iowa Midterms
The combination of farm-state economic woes and Democrats speaking the language of working-class people has residents saying the state is ‘getting purple.’
An Architecture of Ignorance
How the Trump regime is taking away our ability to know what’s going on
In Alaska, Senate Candidates Claim the Oil Industry Creates Local Jobs. It Doesn’t.
The state’s own data shows an increasing number of oil and gas industry jobs have been going to nonresidents.
The Supreme Court’s Power Is Based on the Lie of Its Supremacy
The Constitution does not establish a judicial dictatorship.
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The Political Economy of Diesel
Trump is trying every possible short-term trick to cut diesel prices. None of it will work; he might as well command the tide to recede.
California Democrats—but Not Their Elected Representatives—Back the Billionaire Wealth Tax
Polls show overwhelming rank-and-file support, but Gavin Newsom’s opposition has trickled down to nearly every elected official.
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The Supreme Court’s Power Is Based on the Lie of Its Supremacy
The Constitution does not establish a judicial dictatorship.
Battling an Army of Price-Setters
Lindsay Owens’s new book details all the ways that corporations seek to maximize profits at your expense.
Leon Black Is Not Very Interesting
Unfortunately, author William Cohan thinks the ousted Apollo co-founder is fascinating enough to quote him at length, while neglecting the impact of private equity predators.
