The city’s bid to take over PG&E could mark a turning point in restoring a more environmentally and economically just power grid.
Alexander Sammon
Alexander Sammon is a former staff writer at The American Prospect.
Posted inEconomic Policy
The Republican War on the Capital Gains Tax
Faced with few other taxes left to cut, the Trump administration is innovating new ways to make tax revenue from investment income vanish.
Posted inCivil Rights in America
The Jobs Really Most Threatened by Machines
It’s not truckers. It’s cashiers.
Posted inWorking in America
A Bill in California Has Split the Democratic Party
A state bill that would reclassify most independent contractors as employees is revealing fractures between Obama-era Democrats and those seeking to lead the party into the future.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
David Koch’s Heirs Will Enjoy the Biggest Tax Loophole Nobody Talks About
It’s called step-up in basis, and it wipes away all capital gains in his $50 billion estate.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Progressives Shouldn’t Be Interested in John Hickenlooper for Senate
Virtually any Democrat would be favored to beat Cory Gardner in Colorado, and virtually any Democrat is better than John Hickenlooper.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
The Dialysis Duopoly Spends Big to Protect Profits in California
A scam to get patients to switch from Medicare to private insurance for dialysis care is being threatened by a bill in the Golden State. DaVita and Fresenius, the dialysis giants, have placed enormous funds into opposing it.
Posted inBooks, Arts and Culture
A Public Option Might Be Journalism’s Last Best Hope
Democratic candidates are returning en masse to Great Society–era policies, which may also hold the key to rescuing the Fourth Estate.
Posted inHousing and Transportation
When Cities Turn to Uber, Instead of Buses and Trains
Some money-losing transit districts shift to ridesharing—but the cost for that may prove even greater.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Beto or Not, Here Democrats Come in Texas
Talk has increased that Beto O’Rourke should end his presidential campaign to take on John Cornyn in a Senate race. Even if he doesn’t, Democrats have a shot to make gains in the Lone Star State.