Chicago May Become Largest City in U.S. to Try Universal Basic Income
With automation threatening jobs and polarizing workers, Alderman Ameya Pawar is promoting a pilot program to give $500 a month to 1,000 Chicago families.
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Gary Cohn: Mission Accomplished
Trump’s top economic adviser is leaving the White House — but not before delivering a number of gifts to Wall Street and his old firm, Goldman Sachs.
She Defended Her Land Against a Mine in Guatemala. Then She Fled in Fear for Her Life.
Guatemala is one of the most dangerous countries for Indigenous people and campesinos fighting to protect land from agribusiness and extractive industries.
Amid Rampant Wage Theft in Post-Harvey Reconstruction, Immigrant Workers Take on Disaster Recovery Giant — and Win
Day laborers working to rebuild Houston bypassed a web of subcontractors and exerted pressure at the top of the chain to recover their unpaid wages.
North Dakota Seeks to Restrict Access to Public Records After Standing Rock Reporting Exposed Law Enforcement Abuses
A new bill would prevent the release of records related to security operations involving “critical infrastructure,” which includes fossil fuel pipelines.
Regime Change We Can Believe In: The U.S. Agenda in Venezuela, Haiti, and Egypt
Scholar George Ciccariello-Maher and journalists Kim Ives, Jon Schwarz, and Sharif Abdel Kouddous are this week’s guests.
How the Government Shutdown Caused a Foreclosure — and Could Cause More
The lack of staffing during a government shutdown at agencies that provide home loans could leave borrowers at risk of preventable foreclosures.
Kamala Harris Celebrates Her Role in the Mortgage Crisis Settlement. The Reality Is Quite Different.
The national mortgage settlement was a catastrophe. It’s cruel to its victims to call it anything else.
Republicans Have Found a Nuclear Option to Kill Regulations
Republicans’ new interpretation of the Congressional Review Act could endanger thousands of regulations that industries dislike.
Puerto Rico Governor Seizes Opportunity Created by Hurricane Maria, Plans to Privatize Electric Power
Puerto Rico plans to sell off public assets, a common tactic for economically troubled governments ensnared in some kind of debt peonage.