Congress’s rigged auction to reallocate public airwaves from broadcast to broadband service is lining the pockets of telecommunications industry fat cats in a massive taxpayer giveaway.
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Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
A New Era for the Supreme Court
The transformative potential of a shift in even one seat
Posted inCivil Rights in America
From a Contentious Election to a Stronger Democracy
Strengthening democracy is the key to all other reforms.
Posted inBooks
Hidden Injuries
The decline of the white working class and the rise of the Tea Party and Donald Trump.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Progressive Politics After Bernie
The Sanders campaign mobilized the largest democratic left the nation has seen in decades. Can its follow-up organization and other liberal groups roll its revolution on?
Posted inAmerica and the World
The New Rules of the Road: A Progressive Approach to Globalization
The new president needs a fresh approach to trade.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Trump’s Riches and the Real-Estate Tax Racket
The industry where you really can make billions and pay no taxes.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Trump Mega-Donor Geoff Palmer Is Also LA’s Most Controversial Developer
Real-estate developer Geoff Palmer has a lot in common with Donald Trump, including a controversial record of lawsuits and real estate dealings that invariably put the wealthy first.
Posted inWorking in America
Reframing the Minimum-Wage Debate
Why “no job loss” is the wrong standard for setting the right wage floor.
Posted inEducation in America
The Afrocentric Education Crisis
How charter schools—including many that claim to be “culturally affirming” the black experience—have weakened Afrocentric education
