Thursday, October 29, 2026

Thousands march to demand Trump release his tax returns

“It’s fundamental that politicians share their tax returns period. We deserve to know who he owes and what he owns.”

How two common medications became one $455 million specialty pill

After I was prescribed a brand-name drug I didn’t need and given a coupon to cover the out-of-pocket costs, I discovered another reason Americans pay too much for health care.

Why Trumponomics fails

Trump seems utterly ignorant about global competition – and about what’s really holding back American workers.

Anxiety mounts among Social Security recipients as DOGE troops settle in

The consequences could be significant for millions of the most vulnerable Americans.

The Economy We Want Starts With a Constitutional Amendment

A more democratic and equal election system is the first step toward a more democratic and equal economy.

Trump’s treasury pick excelled at kicking elderly people out of their homes

When Steven Mnuchin ran OneWest, the bank aggressively and in some cases, wrongly, foreclosed on elderly homeowners with reverse mortgages. The bank had a disproportionate share of such foreclosures.

Lots of presidential candidates talk a good talk. Look at their records instead.

Voters need to demand candidates whose life trajectories and past actions make it clear that they have more to offer than politically convenient sound bites.

Are America’s rich getting tired of winning?

European social scientists see poverty as “social exclusion,” the incapacity to lead the life that most of society considers minimally decent.

Brexit: The Day We Entered the Eye of the Maelstrom

In this environment, the Obama administration’s pushing of the TPP is recklessly irresponsible politics that send us nose down into the eye of the maelstrom.