The president’s NLRB nominees portend a bleak future for American workers.
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 inLaw and Justice
GOP Eager to Repeal Rule that Allows Consumers to Sue Conniving Banks
Republicans pretend it’s about dismantling the “administrative state.” But it’s all about market power.
Posted inHousing and Transportation
As Trump Gears Up for Big Tax Cuts, Seattle Opts to Tax Wealthy
The progressive city is once again paving the way, and strongly rebuking trickle-down economics.
Posted inWorking in America
Despite Trump, State Progressives Advance Pro-Worker Policies
While the president goes on the attack, Democratic-controlled states and municipalities forge ahead.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Kansas Redux: Illinois Legislature Overrides Governor’s Austerity Politics
It’s becoming increasingly clear that conservative governors trying to push trickle-down tax cuts for the rich and austerity for everyone else will, eventually, face a political backlash. Once again, a bipartisan coalition of fed-up legislators has overridden their intransigent governor’s veto to keep their state from driving off the cliff. On Thursday, Illinois Republicans joined […]
Posted inEconomic Policy
Republicans Want to Make Deficit-Busting Tax Cuts Permanent
Real tax reform is hard. So a growing bloc of tax-cut enthusiasts wants to rewrite the rules of the game to secure rate reductions for the rich.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Randy Bryce, Working Man Gone Viral, on His Bid to Beat Paul Ryan
A Wisconsin union ironworker’s plan to oust the House speaker: “I don’t need a law degree. I don’t need a doctorate. I have ears to listen.”
Posted inLaw and Justice
Has American Airlines Abandoned Its Promise to Airport Workers?
Amid the threat of a high-profile strike one year ago, the airline vowed to clear the path for its contractors’ low-wage employees to unionize. Now, the workers’ union says the company is backtracking.
Posted inWorking in America
Kansas, Sam Brownback, and the Trickle-Down Implosion
The Kansas governor’s attempt to create supply-side nirvana in Middle America not only failed to grow the economy—it created a crippling crisis of government that led to a statewide rejection of his politics.
Posted inWorking in America
The Fight to Organize Port Drivers — Modern-Day Indentured Servants
Drivers in ports around the country are literally paying to work in an exploitative industry. We spoke to the union trying to organize them.