On Electric Cars, the U.S. Is Stuck in the Slow Lane
While Europe races toward electric vehicles, U.S. automakers are actually trying to make cars less efficient.
Don’t Let Corporations Pick What Websites You Visit
Broadband companies want the government to let them control the internet as we know it. And they’ve got help.
How Tax-Dodging Billionaires Use Farmers as Props
Urban billionaires are trotting out the tractors and overalls in a bizarre effort to roll back their taxes.
Republicans are Right: Going to College Hurts
Women owe two-thirds of the nation’s outstanding $1.3 trillion student loan debt.
Fed Up with Washington, DC? Look to Washington State.
In the face of gridlock at the federal level, Seattle is leading the way towards a more just economy.
Trump’s Worst Collusion Isn’t With Russia — It’s With Corporations
The billionaires who backed Trump are making out a lot better than Putin.
A Bipartisan Vote to Put the Brakes on War
By putting such a sinister face on it, Trump might have finally inspired lawmakers to rein in America’s post-9/11 war machine.
Student Debt Means Fewer Public Servants — and More Bankers
Indebted students trained for public service are instead cutting bait and heading for Wall Street.
Making Utility Bills Rise Again
The mercury is rising, and so are utility bills. So why does this administration want to scrap those Energy Star labels that help us save?
Companies Can Either Make Things Or Make CEOs Rich
Making breakthroughs for consumers is hard, companies have found. But making fortunes for CEOs is easy.
Honor Juneteenth by Closing the Racial Wealth Divide
Even over 150 years after slavery, black families still lag centuries behind whites in household wealth.
The Unpleasant Impact of an Unserious Budget
If you can get past the fuzzy math, Trump’s budget means certain pain for most families — and big tax cuts for the wealthiest few.
Students Get the Last Word on Commencement
If they don’t want protests, universities need to give students more input on their commencement speakers.
The Hidden Bombshell in the Comey-Trump Story
The president didn’t just want the FBI to stop investigating his friend Mike Flynn. He wanted it to arrest journalists.
Congress Wants to Cut Your Health Care — And Billionaires’ Taxes
But health care costs, not corporate taxes, are the real drain on the U.S. economy.