With Obama’s landmark overtime expansion blocked in the courts, conservatives roll out a plan that would undo overtime pay as we know it.
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
Gary Cohn’s Glass-Steagall Support Is a Trickle-Down Trojan Horse
Trump’s top economic adviser—our Trickle Downer of the Week—is veiling his support for more deregulation behind the rhetoric of financial reform.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Mark Meadows Wants the AHCA to Take Even More from the Poor
The House Freedom Caucus leader—our Trickle Downer of the Week—wants to allow states to undo preexisting condition protections and thin out health-care coverage, exacerbating the deep policy inequities of the AHCA.
Posted inCivil Rights in America
Fight for 15 and Black Lives Matter Join Forces on Anniversary of MLK’s Death
Forty-nine years after King was assassinated, the left’s organizing vanguards seek to continue his work.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
By Blocking Medicaid, Brownback Shows There is No Limit to His Trickle-Down Folly
The Kansas governor—our Trickle Downer of the Week—vetoed Medicaid expansion legislation, capping his tenure with one more outburst of cruelty.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Trump Eviscerates Federal Contracting Rules
The president just repealed an Obama executive order to prevent bad employers from getting federal contracts. Next up? The rest of Obama’s labor rules.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Will Suburban Activism Pave the Democratic Path to the House?
If they’re to retake Congress in 2018, Democrats need their newfound activist hordes to focus on health coverage—and diverse, upscale swing districts.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Mick Mulvaney: Trickle Downer of the Week
Trump’s budget chief is testing just how far one can go to peddle feed-the-rich economic policies.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Trump Costs Struggling Retirement Savers Billions of Dollars
The president’s fiduciary rule delay hurts future retirees and allows Wall Street to continue lining its pockets.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
GOP Senate About to Allow Bad Employers to Avoid Reporting Workplace Injuries
Republicans want to undermine the government’s top workplace safety enforcer, and allow dangerous employers to run wild.
