Elon Musk’s trillion-dollar fortune was extracted, and the system that produced it is the same one emptying the rest of our pockets.
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AI Runs the Global Gig Economy. Governments Must Respond.
At the International Labour Organization, governments must find a way to codify protections for gig workers — and regulate their AI bosses.
At the International Labour Organization, governments must find a way to codify protections for gig workers — and regulate their AI bosses.
Hawaii Targets Citizens United With Law Clarifying Corporations Are Not People
The new law will limit the constitutional rights of corporations to make political donations.
The new law will limit the constitutional rights of corporations to make political donations.
Lawmakers Press to Eliminate Private Jet Travel Subsidies
The Stop Subsidizing Private Jets Act of 2026 would close loopholes in Trump's tax codes that allow billionaires to write off planes as business expenses.
The Stop Subsidizing Private Jets Act of 2026 would close loopholes in Trump’s tax codes that allow billionaires to write off planes as business expenses.
We Have the Power to Turn Manufacturing Investments Into Good Jobs in the South
Community benefit agreements can secure strong labor protections, environmental standards, and local investments.
Community benefit agreements can secure strong labor protections, environmental standards, and local investments.
Who Pays Federal Income Taxes? The Rich, but Not Nearly as Much as They Should — or Once Did
A closer look at IRS data shows our tax system isn’t keeping up with rising inequality.
A closer look at IRS data shows our tax system isn’t keeping up with rising inequality.
I Was Already Suspicious of the Data Center Boom. Then I Stood in Data Center Alley
Pockets of opposition to the data center boom are emerging all over the country.
Pockets of opposition to the data center boom are emerging all over the country.
Re-Opening Mexico to Fracking Could Lead to More Corporate Lawsuits
In any battle over fracking, transnational corporations would be well-positioned to overpower local resistance.
In any battle over fracking, transnational corporations would be well-positioned to overpower local resistance.
The Corporate and Billionaire Opponents of San Francisco’s Overpaid Executive Tax
Five billionaires and numerous corporations with huge pay gaps are funding a war chest against Proposition D on the city's primary ballot.
Five billionaires and numerous corporations with huge pay gaps are funding a war chest against Proposition D on the city’s primary ballot.
Attacks on Mail Voting Are Attacks on the Working Class
Trump’s executive order to restrict voting by mail would raise the economic barriers to exercising a basic democratic right.
Trump’s executive order to restrict voting by mail would raise the economic barriers to exercising a basic democratic right.
The App Is the Boss — and It’s Deepening Inequality in New York
Gig workers are under unprecedented surveillance. Algorithmic transparency is critical to protecting their rights.
Gig workers are under unprecedented surveillance. Algorithmic transparency is critical to protecting their rights.
The Oligarchy Virus
How America’s supposedly progressive tax system guarantees a wildly skewed national wealth distribution.
How America’s supposedly progressive tax system guarantees a wildly skewed national wealth distribution.
Two Bold Proposals to Tax Wealth Across the Land
Wealth tax proposals from Senators Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren show a growing appetite to rein in the rich.
Wealth tax proposals from Senators Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren show a growing appetite to rein in the rich.
Naming and Shaming Food Barons: A Q&A with Austin Frerick
Corporate consolidation in America’s food industry is making food more expensive and worse. What can we do about it?
Corporate consolidation in America’s food industry is making food more expensive and worse. What can we do about it?
The Billionaire Circus Is Back. Forgive Me if I Don’t Clap.
The annual rankings of the world’s wealthiest are the opposite of light entertainment.
The annual rankings of the world’s wealthiest are the opposite of light entertainment.
Union Candidates Can Win Back Working-Class Voters
Candidates with union backgrounds can help labor and the Democratic Party, a new report argues, but they are rarely recruited to run.
Candidates with union backgrounds can help labor and the Democratic Party, a new report argues, but they are rarely recruited to run.