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It Didn’t Have to Be This Way: How Trump Filled the Void
Trump is aftermath; what got us here is the real problem.
Academic Alienation: Freeing Cognitive Labor From the Grip of Capitalism
In the neoliberal university, intellectual labor has largely become inscribed into the machine of knowledge production.
Economic Update: Capitalism Makes Few Winners, Many Losers
This week's episode provides updates on Armenia's political uprising, banks' big profits, Harley-Davidson's layoffs and unjust criminal penalties.
As Hundreds of Civil Rights Cases Are Dismissed by Education Department, National Groups Take on DeVos
The department's new complaint guidelines are undermining its own obligation to investigate civil rights violations.
Trump Peddles False Hope to the Terminally Ill With Right to Try Law
At worst, critics say Right to Try is a stealth attempt by libertarian ideologues to undermine patients' rights.
Spygate’s a Big Bust, but Donald Trump Still Hates Jeff Sessions
The Department of Justice had succumbed to pressure to allow the president's henchmen to see some highly classified information about the FBI's use of a confidential informant in the …
Trump’s Gag Rule Is an Effort to Undermine Access to Birth Control
The changes around federal family planning funding offer as good as chance as any to recenter the conversation around reproductive rights.
Trump Supports Another Racist March
Chicago police are a perfect emblem of Trump's America.
Tax Experts Plan to Drive Wealthy Clients Through Gaping Hole in Tax Code
Tax planning experts working for wealthy clients are already developing strategies to take advantage of the 2017 tax law's new 20 percent deduction for certain pass-through income.
Unemployment Falls to 3.8 Percent in May, Wage Growth Remains Modest
The unemployment rate is at its lowest level in more than 48 years.