Does anyone he encounters dare to dispute his delusions?
Poverty & Wealth
Posted inPolitics
Third Way or the Highway
The centrist outfit’s latest foray into the culture wars isn’t about a streamer—it’s about entrenching oligarch control of influence and electoral infrastructure.
Posted inEconomic Policy
How Inequality Killed the Affordable American Car
Given the upward redistribution of wealth and income, it now pays a company to sell just to the rich.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Can New York Lawmakers Stop Hedge Funds From Pillaging Poor Nations?
Much of the world’s sovereign debt is governed by New York state law. One small change could stop much predatory lending.
Posted inWorking in America
Federal Job Cuts Hit Black Women Hard—a Year Later, Unemployment Is Up
Losses in government positions are undermining a critical engine of economic mobility for the Black middle class.
Posted inEconomic Policy
On Tax Day, Mamdani Taxed the Rich
The mayor, his supporters, and public opinion convinced their previously reluctant governor to agree to a tax on the second (or third, fourth, fifth, etc.) homes of their city’s nonresident rich.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Trump: Poor People’s Power Bills Are Too Damn Low (Again)
To help pay for his war of choice with Iran, Trump wants to zero out funding for energy assistance and efficiency programs. But it’s not the first time he’s tried to dismantle them.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
GOP Food Stamp Work Requirements Hit Just as Jobs Dry Up
Millions of people will lose food stamps, according to early estimates.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
Mom, Kids, and Nowhere to Go
Family homelessness is spiking just as the Trump administration rolls back social services.
Posted inEconomic Policy
A Retrospective on Bidenomics
Joe Biden listened to the left on full employment. But the lasting effects were wanting, and the politics were brutal.