Tag: Rust Belt
Can Democrats win back Rust Belt voters?
New research from the Center for Working-Class Politics shows that economic populists are popular, but the Democratic label is a drag.
Why plans to turn America’s Rust Belt into a new plastics...
Climate implications make a petrochemical build-out risky, not only from an environmental perspective, but also from a fiscal perspective.
The big stitch: Making America good again
A teacher in a struggling steel town reflects on the kind of education the next generation needs.
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Double whammy explodes soul-sucking GOP deal with devil Don
Caught by gangland-style squeeze play,/ Damned if they do, damned if they betray.
Program on climate change—and then the heat hits
Extreme weather events have come with fury. Ocean warming is unabated and the sea level rise is accelerating. There’s urgency.
New union disclosure rule takes effect after AFL-CIO loses first court bid
A federal judge declined to pause expanded Labor Department reporting requirements that unions say will bury them in paperwork and divert money from organizing and bargaining.
Judge blocks Trump DOJ push for transgender youth medical records
A California ruling stops federal prosecutors from obtaining private records from Stanford-linked care, adding another court rebuke to the administration’s campaign against gender-affirming treatment.
Medicaid work-rule fight grows as New Yorkers lose coverage
A multistate lawsuit challenges new federal Medicaid rules while nearly 500,000 New Yorkers are pushed off a low-cost health plan created under the Affordable Care Act.