How the cold civil war shares characteristics with the hot one
Poverty & Wealth
Posted inHousing
Look for the Tenant Union
Those caught in the crossfire of corporate landlords and financial engineering need a regulatory agenda to protect them.
Posted inTAP
Media Mogul Amok
Today on TAP: In an impressive display of fear and greed, the billionaire owner of the Los Angeles Times declares war on journalism.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Rapacious Capitalism and Upside-Down Politics
MAGA wins because leading Democrats have failed to narrate why so many Americans feel screwed by the system.
Posted inWorking in America
Why Workers Deserted a Neoliberal Democratic Party
Herewith, a union leader’s suggestions on why they left and how to win them back.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Billionaire Gifts and Cuts for Everyone Else
The numbers don’t work for Trump, and neither do the politics.
Posted inPolitics
How Democrats Can Regain the Working Class
It’s time to go after the nation’s real elite—not the Republicans’ largely fictitious one.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
This Was the Most Expensive Election in American History
Thanks to Elon Musk, the record of 1896 just got blown out of the water.
Posted inPolitics
There Are Reasons for African American Voter Apathy
Community disinvestment, lack of economic opportunity, and rampant misinformation were a few of the chronic ills that kept Black Philadelphians from the polls.
Posted inEducation in America
A Win for Kentucky Public Schools
Kentucky voters soundly rejected sending taxpayer dollars to private schools, showing yet again that Kentuckians stand with public educators.