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Wall Street’s Win-Win With Trump
Most Wall Street bigwigs sided with Hillary Clinton in 2016 but now have adroitly shifted affections to Donald Trump.
Insights From Mississippi on Organizing in a Right-Wing Context: A Conversation With Kali Akuno
Communities most likely to be adversely affected by President Trump are preparing to make themselves ungovernable.
The Obama Legacy’s Empty Spaces
Obama is not and never was in charge. No president is, in truth.
The US Protects Its Wealthy Professionals Financially While Throwing Workers to the Wolves
Patent and copyright monopolies redistribute income upwards, says Dean Baker.
Recharging the Batteries of Whiteness: Trump’s New Racial Identity Politics
Trump has built on Republican white supremacy politics and stoked a narrative of white victimhood.
Socialism for the Rich, Capitalism for the Poor: An Interview With Noam Chomsky
In a democracy, the public influences policy but the US state largely works to benefit the privileged and powerful.
Capitalism Breeds Reckless Consumption and Starves the Public Sphere
Our culture systemically devalues things that have no price, such as caring for others and political participation.
Economic Update: The Economics of White Women Voting for Trump
This week's episode includes updates on Trump gutting estate tax, capitalist outrages, Trump appointing Wall Street billionaires and more.
Money Trumps Expectations: Investment Politics in 2016
Opening the books on election funding reveals the role of organized money and media airtime is stronger than ever.
“Foreclosure King” for Treasury
Trump's Treasury pick sparked rave responses from Wall Street lobbyists but a firestorm from public interest groups.