When Donald Trump won and private prison stocks surged, an unexpected cheer came from downtown Manhattan. It’s a great time to be in the jail business. A new report by the progressive advocacy group In the Public Interest reveals the troubling ties between Wall Street and the private prison industry, including hundreds of millions of […]
Election 2016
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Will Trump’s Administration Be an Ethics-Free Zone?
Donald Trump vowed to “send the special interests packing,” but his lobbyist-stacked transition and business conflicts of interest may rile the very voters who elected him.
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The Evil Demons of Our Nature
From Lincoln to Trump: Are we witnessing an irrevocable change in the American soul or a temporary warp in the “arc of the moral universe,” which will someday again “bend toward justice”?
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Photo Essay: Anti-Trump Protesters and Immigrant Advocates Demonstrate in New York
Trump Tower became a magnet for those protesting the election of Donald Trump.
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Report from the Field: The Rust Belt’s Blues Turn It Red
In one Ohio Rust Belt town, energy flagged among Hillary Clinton volunteers in the weeks leading up to Election Day, offering a glimpse into the enthusiasm gap that did her in.
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It’s Really Not Easy Being Green Now
Environmentalists prepare for a long, hard fight in the age of Trump.
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The Vulnerability of Trump’s Fake Populism
The key question isn’t whether the Donald’s base recognizes contradictions in his message—but when.
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Things Are About to Get Really Ugly for the Labor Movement
Unions were finally on an upswing. Now, they’re staring down the barrel of the GOP’s gun.
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California Stays Blue
But how well can the biggest and most Democratic state resist a Trump presidency?
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The Unpersuadables
Don’t believe that Clinton could have won over Trump voters by talking about bread-and-butter issues.