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Economy & Labor
Republican Legislators Push for Cities to Be Treated as “Tenants of the State“
Right-wing corporate interests are pushing state legislatures to curtail the progressive power of city governments.
Should We Pay the Rich to Build Infrastructure, Then Pay Them to Use It?
Trump's promised $1 trillion plan to rebuild the nation's infrastructure will be as bad for us as his health care plan.
Slave Labor in the Amazon: Risking Lives to Cut Down the Rainforest
The practice of worker-exploitation in the illegal logging industry appears widespread.
Washington’s Legal Pot Experiment: Can It Survive Trump?
The attorney whose legal action halted Trump's original immigration ban has vowed to fight the feds on cannabis enforcement.
In Trump’s “Skinny Budget,” Climate Change and Jobs Take Backseat to War and Walls
The preliminary document calls for massive spending reductions in such departments as the EPA while increasing the defense budget.
Economic Update: Housing Crisis in the US
This week's episode discusses the Federal Reserve and interest rates, new US and China inequality data and more.
Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner vs. the People
Illinois state workers fight for a fair contract.
Why Progressives Should Care About US Agricultural Policy
Farmers should not have to plow 20,000 acres of rented land just to make a living.
Trump’s Budget Won’t Balance Federal Spending, but It’ll Move a Lot of Money to the Rich
Trump can't use his oratory skills to overcome basic mathematics.
Even if Symbolic, Chicago Fossil Fuel Divestment Could Send “Powerful Signal“
A movement in Chicago is growing to divest the city's pension funds and stocks and bonds.