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The Corporate Tax Cut Bonanza
Before anyone starts celebrating, we should be clear what bringing back this cash means.
Nation’s Largest Janitorial Company Faces New Allegations of Rape
ABM Industries Inc. continues to face allegations that it ignores sexual abuse.
Banks Made $6.4 Billion in Overdraft Fees Last Year — Where’s the Public Outrage?
The “Big Three” banks raked in an astonishing $6.4 billion in overdraft fees alone last year.
To Fully Understand Inequality in the US, Look Outside of the Cities
Why are pockets of the country still plagued by extreme poverty?
Don’t Give the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau a Single Dime, Mulvaney Tells Fed
Mulvaney announced a wider, all-encompassing review of the agency.
As Shutdown Looms Over Immigration, Trump’s Rejection of Refugees Could Have Global Domino Effect
As the humanitarian crisis grows, the US and many other nations are limiting immigration and closing their borders.
Economic Update: Knowledge, Class and Economics
This week's updates on problems and solutions for workplace discrimination.
Bernie Sanders: Nobody Will Take Trump’s Attempts to Blame Democrats for Shutdown Seriously
Shutdown looms amid blame game fight in DC.
How Trump’s Deregulatory Push Is Harming Workers, Muzzling EPA Scientists and Unleashing Pollution
As President Trump’s own chief of staff, John Kelly, calls his boss “uninformed,” we will look at how Trump is transforming the nation by slashing taxes on the rich, …
Reimagine, Don’t Seize, the Means of Production
A promising commons-based approach for the digital age.