States from Tennessee to Wisconsin are mirroring the Trump administration’s enthusiasm for eviscerating anti-poverty programs.
Trickle Downers
Posted inEconomic Policy
Waiting—and Waiting—For Corporate Tax Cuts to Deliver Those Wage Hikes
Though if you’re a CEO or shareholder, the new tax cuts are the gift that keeps on giving.
Posted inEducation in America
Striking a Match
The walkout wildfire is spreading from West Virginia to Kentucky to Oklahoma to Arizona, as teachers demand investment in education—not more tax breaks for the rich.
Posted inWorking in America
What the Teacher Strikes Mean
The white-collar rising of 2018 reflects millennial militancy, the death of the Norquist pledge, and one more issue on which Democrats need to move left.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Under Trump, a New Golden Age for Payday Lending
A deregulatory push led by top-level Republicans could turn back the clock to the heyday of predatory lending.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Is It Race or Class? To the Trump Administration, It Doesn’t Matter
A new study on upward mobility points to racial disparities across generations—but efforts that could work to reduce these disparities are not a priority of the GOP administration.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Welfare Work Requirements Won’t Help Puerto Rico’s Shattered Labor Market
The Puerto Rican governor’s plan to implement work requirements for welfare recipients is a cruel political ploy, not a policy solution.
Posted inEducation in America
West Virginia Teachers Win—Will the Legislature Try to Undercut Their Victory?
West Virginia’s teachers won a 5 percent pay raise for all state employees. But it was the legislature’s corporate tax cuts that underfunded the teachers in the first place—and it may slash public services to pay for the raise.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Trump’s Tax Cuts Incentivized Corporate Offshoring. These Dems Want to Reverse That.
Democrats have waffled on how, or if, they will repeal the new tax laws. This is a step in the right direction.
Posted inWorking in America
The Happiest Place On Earth? Not For Disney Employees
Disney employees in Florida and California cry foul as the entertainment giant uses promised one-time bonuses as a bargaining chip against higher pay raises.
