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Economy
Cities Should Stop Offering Tax Incentives to Companies Like Amazon
Companies aren’t obligated to follow through on their promises to receive their incentives.
Thanks to GOP Tax Scam, Big Banks Made an Extra $28 Billion Last Year
The rich and corporations were given an “early Christmas gift” when the Republican tax bill was signed in 2017.
How Will the Courts Handle the Trump Emoluments Cases?
Ethics watchdogs are worried Trump is trying to enrich himself unconstitutionally under the foreign emoluments clause.
Amazon’s Defeat Galvanizes Movement to End Billion-Dollar Corporate Welfare
New York State Assemblymember Ron Kim discusses the movement that stopped Amazon's HQ2.
Finding Reparations for the Drug War in the Legalized Pot Industry
Portland is directing grants to weed shop owners in communities disproportionately affected by the war on drugs.
Labor Unrest Is Erupting on Honduran Plantations
The role of the farm as a site of labor struggle reveals that Honduran workers’ fight doesn't begin at the U.S. border.
The Key to Cheap Drugs: Pay Research Costs Upfront
Government-granted patent monopolies are the cause of high drug prices.
After Superstorm Sandy’s Rain, Cooperatives Sprang Up Like Mushrooms
Members of The Working World, which helped start and sustain the co-ops, discuss their strategies.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s War on Credit Scores Is a Big Deal
Algorithms used in credit scoring appear to disproportionately target Black and Latinx people for low scores.
Amazon HQ2: Why New Yorkers Were Right to Be Skeptical
Companies often agree to create jobs in exchange for economic incentives and then back away from their promises.