The new film charts the conflict between making a good product and pleasing investors.
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Posted inLaw and Justice
The Half-Operational Digital Immigration Office
Want to apply for asylum? The government has an extremely janky app for that.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Crackdown on Predatory Green Loans
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has proposed rules forcing a program that offers loans for energy efficiency upgrades to confirm a borrower’s ability to repay.
Posted inBooks, Arts and Culture
Mo’Nique’s Moment
Finally getting Netflix to air her special on her terms, the actress and comedian has become a beacon for people, like her, who’ve had to struggle against social norms.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Sen. Tim Scott’s ‘Land of Opportunity’ (Zones)
The presidential hopeful’s signature poverty-fighting policy is a bust.
Posted inEconomic Policy
The Taxman Cometh
A new plan from the IRS lays out how the agency intends to revamp itself.
Posted inWorking in America
‘Zero Interest in Doing Business’: TSMC Snubs Phoenix Construction Workers
The building trades just won a surprise victory through the city council. But despite the hot labor market, securing manufacturing jobs is an uphill battle for organized labor.
Posted inPolitics
Big Business and Progressives Spar in Denver Mayor’s Race
The CEO of the city Chamber of Commerce, a venture capitalist–backed former Democratic state senator, and a left-wing former mayoral candidate are the leading hopefuls.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Can K Street’s Most Pro-Biden Firm Save TikTok?
SKDK, co-founded by Biden consigliere Anita Dunn, has taken on TikTok as its client.
Posted inWorking in America
Labor Developments in the Rust Belt
Michigan is one step closer to repealing right to work; why the end of two-tier wages at Caterpillar shows corporate America’s immense power over workers.