We don’t call this “looting” because it is being done quietly in nice marbled office buildings in Washington and New York. We don’t call this “looting” because the looters wear designer suits and are very polite as they eagerly steal everything not nailed down to the floor.
May 28, 2020Many economists believe that a recession is already underway. So do millions of Americans struggling with bills and job losses. While the world has certainly experienced its share of staggering jolts in the past, this cycle of events is likely to prove unparalleled.
- April 23, 2020As percentage of wealth, billionaire taxes have fallen 79 percent since 1980. A new report from the Institute of Policy Studies finds that billionaire wealth is still surging compared to median wealth.
April 7, 2020Early Data Shows African Americans Have Contracted and Died of Coronavirus at an Alarming Rate
March 2, 2020 | Updated March 2, 2020 | Moyers & CompanyMore than fifty years ago, Rep. John Lewis looked on as President Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act. In this video, he reflects on how the March on Washington led to key civil rights laws.
December 18, 2017Trump has consistently sold out the blue-collar, socially conservative whites who brought him to power, while pursuing policies to enrich his fellow plutocrats. What might he do to keep the "base" on his side?
December 6, 2017Republicans have long dreamed of destroying the social safety net once and for all; this bill finally threatens to accomplish that.
December 1, 2017If the tax breaks are going to corporations, this union wants its fair share.
November 29, 2017And the grass-roots movement that wants to beat it back.
November 28, 2017When it comes to the working class Trump claims to care deeply about, his deeds don’t go beyond symbolism.
