Andy Puzder, the CEO of a major fast-food company and sworn foe of raising the minimum wage, embodies the right’s anti-worker, trickle-down agenda.Â
Justin Miller
Justin Miller covers politics and state government for the Texas Observer. He is a former Prospect writing fellow, and has also written for The Intercept, The New Republic, and In These Times. Follow @by_jmiller
Posted inEconomic Policy
Steve Mnuchin: Trickle Downer of the Week
Trump’s treasury secretary pick says they won’t cut taxes for the rich. But he’s hawking Trumped-up Reaganomics.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Trump the Union-Busting Employer Will Now Dictate Nation’s Labor Policy
A litigious businessman with thousands of employees and a history of labor disputes is assuming the presidency. Will Trump’s worker policies create an ethical quagmire?
Posted inWorking in America
Trump Falsely Claims Credit for Saving Jobs, and News Outlets Lap it Up
How does Donald Trump plan to save American jobs? Apparently, by claiming that he’s saved the ones that were never going anywhere in the first place. On Thursday night, the president-elect tweeted out that he had just received a call from his “friend” Bill Ford, the chairman of Ford Motor Co., who told him that […]
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Stalled at the Federal Level, Democracy Advocates Look to the States
Republicans control Washington now, but a string of successful campaign finance ballot initiatives at the state and local level has buoyed the democracy movement.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Things Are About to Get Really Ugly for the Labor Movement
Unions were finally on an upswing. Now, they’re staring down the barrel of the GOP’s gun.Â
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
What Workers and Their Friends Should Watch for on Election Day
From pro- (and anti-) worker ballot measures to state legislature races to unions’ swing-state GOTV, there’s a lot for the labor movement to keep an eye on.Â
Posted inElection Night Blog
Trump Bashes Minnesota’s Somali Immigrants
Less than 72 hours before Election Day, Donald Trump decided to hold an airport rally in the safely blue state of Minnesota. Why? Apparently, to bash the 70,000 Somali immigrants who have sought refuge, and put down roots, in the state. “Here in Minnesota, you’ve seen first-hand the problems caused with faulty refugee vetting, with […]
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
The $50 Million Potential of the ‘First True Silicon Valley Candidate’
How a high-tech darling tried, and failed, to get the Clinton campaign to take sides in an intra-Democratic Party race.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Big Money Floods High-Stakes Gubernatorial Contests
Corporate interests are funneling hundreds of millions into a dozen state-level gubernatorial battles.
