A federal judge rejects Medicaid work requirement programs in Arkansas and Kentucky because kicking people off their health insurance won’t somehow improve their health.
Trickle Downers
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
A Bad Week for Paul Manafort and School Scammers—But a Great Year for White-Collar Crime
Under Trump, prosecutions for white-collar crimes have reached an all-time low, while prosecutions for being an undocumented immigrant have soared.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Amazon Is Giving Up on New York, and Activists in Nashville and Northern Virginia Are Energized
Like their New York counterparts, organizers in other potential sites of Amazon expansion want a more democratic process that produces more equitable growth.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Thanks to Trump, Payday Lenders Will Keep on Merrily Bilking the Poor
The government shutdown reminded us that millions of Americans live paycheck-to-paycheck—which payday lenders will only continue to exploit if the CFPB has its way.
Posted inCivil Rights in America
Border Wall or No, Immigrants Will Soon Have to Scale a Paywall
Proposed new Trump administration rules could keep low-income immigrants from applying for green cards or citizenship.
Posted inEconomic Policy
What Taxing the Rich Could Yield
America’s 15 wealthiest families are worth a combined $618 billion. That’s not good for our economy—or our democracy.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Trump’s New Opportunity Zones Look Great for Investors
Whether they’ll actually help their intended beneficiaries—poverty-stricken neighborhoods—is a lot less clear.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Work Requirements Seep into Policy, the Evidence Be Damned
And Trump counts on this failed set of policies to cut vital public assistance.
Posted inCivil Rights in America
Think the GOP Tax Cut Was for the Rich? Actually, It Was for the White and Rich.
At nearly every point on the economic spectrum, a new report documents, it helped whites more than people of color.
Posted inEconomic Policy
D.C. Council Repeals Wage Bump for Tipped Workers, Will of Voters Be Damned
Washingtonians voted for an initiative raising wages. Their elected representatives just nullified that vote.