Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker’s privatization initiative at greater Boston’s transit authority has realized short-term savings—but the cure is still adequate public investment.
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The Great Los Angeles Revolt Against Cars
L.A. voters have chosen to tax themselves to build a citywide rail system. Can rail also resurrect the city’s long-vanished middle class?Â
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Private Equity: The New Neighborhood Loan Sharks
Veterans of the Contract Buyers League hit the doors again.
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Despite Trump, State Progressives Advance Pro-Worker Policies
While the president goes on the attack, Democratic-controlled states and municipalities forge ahead.Â
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Will Trump Kill the CFPB?
Created in response to the financial crisis, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has returned nearly $12 billion to consumers—which may be exactly why it’s now under threat.
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The European Mirror
Is there any way out of the dialectic of neoliberal policies producing economic backlash and support for the nationalist far right?
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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.
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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.
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A New Farm Worker Union Is Born
Indigenous Oaxacan farm workers win themselves a union in the Pacific Northwest.
