The president’s fiduciary rule delay hurts future retirees and allows Wall Street to continue lining its pockets.
Trickle Downers
GOP Senate About to Allow Bad Employers to Avoid Reporting Workplace Injuries
Republicans want to undermine the government’s top workplace safety enforcer, and allow dangerous employers to run wild.
Paul Ryan: Trickle Downer of the Week
The House Speaker’s ACA “replacement” is not a health care plan; it’s a Reverse-Robin-Hood scheme that takes from the poor and gives to the rich.
No, We Don’t Need Higher Interest Rates
We finally have a recovery and the beginning of wage growth. Can’t we let it rip?
Emboldened by Trump, Minimum-Wage-Hike Opponents Fight Back
In a direct repudiation of voters, the business lobby and state Republicans (and some Democrats) are trying to undermine minimum wage increases.
The Republicans’ $370 Billion Cut to Medicaid
Ryan’s ACA replacement relies on a venerable GOP scam—shifting to block grants—to cut off health-care coverage for millions of Americans.
How the Democrats Can Hijack the Tax Reform Debate
Just in case they want an economic policy, here’s one they can win on.
Kevin Brady: Trickle Downer of the Week
The House Ways and Means chair wants American consumers to pay for massive corporate tax cuts.
Jeb Hensarling: Trickle Downer of the Week
Wall Street’s favorite congressman wants to gut consumer protections.
Gary Cohn: Trickle Downer of the Week
In which Goldman Sachs deregulates itself—and tells you it’s for your own good.

