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Donald Trump Fails on Currency With China, but Wins on Daughter’s Trademarks
Ivanka Trump was awarded several trademarks for her clothing brand in China.
Striking for Sanctuary and Protection: A May Day Dispatch From the Cosecha Movement
Sanctuary advocates may sustain a one-week strike if need be to show their economic power, says Boston-based organizer Gloribell Mota.
This May Day, Don’t Go to Work, Take to the Streets and Strike
On May Day, workers have the chance to put Trump on the defensive — by showing our collective power.
US Business Schools Failing on Climate Change
These future business leaders are not being prepared for the climate change challenges their companies are certain to face.
William Rivers Pitt | Trump, the GOP and the 100-Day Dump Truck Wreck
This past week was a slow-motion dump truck wreck for the GOP and Trump.
Economic Update: The Rising Costs of Capitalism’s Failures
This week's episode discusses the courts blocking Trump's attack on sanctuary cities, selling Whole Foods and more.
Chinese Workers Paid $1 an Hour to Make Ivanka Trump’s Clothes
Workers at a factory in China that makes clothes for the Ivanka Trump clothing line and other labels made roughly $1 an hour.
One Hundred Days of Deconstruction: Part 3
Across the federal government, Trump is determining the country's fate. The first 100 days of deconstruction set the stage for 1,360 that will follow.
“It Is Profitable to Let the World Go to Hell”: Will Capitalism Doom the Planet?
Antony Lowenstein examines how the success of modern day capitalism “guarantees unfairness and rewards greed,” threatening society and the planet.
GOP Tax Cuts Defund the Very Things That Boost the Economy
Republicans are proposing huge, dramatic, unprecedented tax cuts, especially for corporations.