The Trump administration thinks grad students aren’t workers. Grad students tell them to think...
In 2016, the National Labor Relations Board ruled that student researchers and teaching assistants at private universities have the right to collectively...
We need to know how corporate Democrats made President Trump possible
Scrutinizing them now is vital not only for clarity about the past. It also makes possible a clear focus on ways to prevent further catastrophe.
Progressive Briefing for Thursday, August 23
Verizon confirms throttling internet in California during deadly wildfires, Michael Cohen won't accept a pardon from Trump, new poll shows Sanders would be Trump in 2020, and more.
Texas GOP’s top anti-groomer crusader resigns over sexual misconduct with teenage aide
The lawmaker was facing an expulsion hearing after an internal investigation found he had furnished a 19-year-old staffer with alcohol and later tried to intimidate her into silence about what transpired and their relationship.
The richest Republicans in Congress push tax cuts for themselves while slashing food, healthcare,...
A new report reveals 35 of the wealthiest GOP lawmakers—worth over $2.5 billion—stand to profit from Trump’s tax cuts while their constituents lose access to SNAP, Medicaid, and student aid.
California, New York Launch 60 Million Americans Into A $15 Minimum Wage Economy
About 60 million Americans live in the two states that signed $15 minimum wage plans into law Monday.
The code behind the far right’s success
Forget the deplorables and focus instead on the persuadables.
Why states and cities should stop handing out billions in economic incentives to companies
U.S. states and cities hand out tens of billions in taxpayer dollars every year to companies as economic incentives.
These businesses...
US poverty statistics ignore millions of struggling American
Who counts as poor in the U.S. today?
Measuring the share of the population that experiences poverty is important...
Why can’t the two sides just talk to each other?
Is there just no one to talk to on the other side.