It’s understandable that Wall Street wants weak rules. Why are so many community groups serving as the banks’ echo chamber?
Cities & Communities
Posted inLaw and Justice
Dollar General Overcharges ‘Hundreds of Thousands’ of Customers, Lawsuit Alleges
The prices paid at the register do not match the price tags, according to a class action lawsuit working through the courts.
Posted inBooks
Uber and the Impoverished Public Expectations of the 2010s
A new book shows that Uber was a symbol of a neoliberal philosophy that neglected public funding and regulation in favor of rule by private corporations.
Posted inPolitics
The Left Behind
The cultural rifts between urban and rural America are a constant of our history. When they also become economic, they become dangerous.
Posted inWorking in America
The Fight for $15 Can Take a Bow
Workers are celebrating minimum-wage increases around the country, but the new frontier is already creeping toward $20.
Posted inTransportation
The Electric-Vehicle Transition Is Quietly Surging Ahead
Nearly 10 percent of cars sold in 2023 were EVs.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Omaha Bans Ghost Gun Kits—for Now
As the ghost gun threat accelerates, red states are going after blue cities trying to control the proliferation of the weapons.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Glenn and Ted’s Excellent Adventure
Washington fought off the pandemic, but can the city get over the gall of a billionaire sports mogul and a governor moving D.C. teams across the Potomac?
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Getting the Lead Out
The Biden administration sets a goal of removing all lead water pipes throughout the country in the next ten years.
Posted inEconomic Policy
How Monopolies and Maps Are Killing ‘Internet for All’
The $65 million moon shot to bring every American affordable broadband is failing low-income communities of color.
