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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 inEconomic Policy
The Shaky Case Against Wealth Taxation
Contrary to the skeptics, taxing wealth is both feasible and constitutional. It’s also the most progressive form of taxation available.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Why Governors Have Flamed Out as Presidential Candidates
Governors used to be surefire presidential material. What changed?
Posted inLaw and Justice
Don’t Blame Mental Illness for Mass Shootings
We’re making progress on mental illness, as we go backwards on the proliferation of military weapons.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Poverty Doesn’t Sell, but We Wrote About It Anyway
Ten of the best stories on inequality we’ve published over the past two years
Posted inBooks, Arts and Culture
Using College Athletes as Concussion Test Subjects Makes Nobody Safer
An NCAA/Defense Department joint research program is flawed, because it compares populations of concussion victims that are not comparable.
Posted inEconomic Policy
With the Volcker Rule Now Dead, Democrats Need to Bring Back Glass-Steagall
Trump’s ‘regulators’ have allowed banks to play fast and loose with your deposits. It’s time to make banks’ speculation with your money flat-out illegal.
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.
