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Martin Shkreli Is Going to Jail Because He Forgot There Are Consequences for Hurting the Rich
The frat boy of pharmaceuticals, Martin Shkreli, was sentenced to seven years in prison this month.
A Call to the Media: Let’s Go Beyond “Preserving Democracy”
Let's be a force for upending, dismantling and creating.
Rep. Keith Ellison: “Why Shouldn’t There Be a Maximum Wage?”
A CEO shouldn't be making 200 times more than a worker.
The Misplaced Attacks on Legal Cannabis Continue
It's about Big Pharma profiting from fake THC/CBD drugs.
Arrested for Jumping a Turnstile: How New York City Punishes the Poor
Criminalizing poverty is hardly a progressive value.
A Koch-Supported Coup at the VA? The Veterans Health Administration Risks Being Dismantled
The VHA story is mostly being told by its harshest critics.
The War on the Post Office
The US Postal Service needs a new source of funding to survive.
Trump’s Answer to Opioids: Cops and Jails
Trump's plan to address the opioid crisis is a study in cynicism.
As Facebook Ire Grows, Senator Says Zuckerberg “Ought to Be Subpoenaed”
“The biggest problem with this scandal isn't that Cambridge Analytica is shady — it's that Facebook is.”
Eleven “Small” Banks That Would Gain From the Senate Banking Bill Sport Hefty Pay Gaps
Community banks don't have CEOs making 146 times their worker pay.