Steve Bannon Tried to Recruit Teachers Union to Trump's Agenda While in the White House
“I came out of that conversation saying that this was a formidable adversary,” says AFT head Randi Weingarten.
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Under Trump’s SEC, Wall Street Secrecy Expands as Enforcement Shrinks
In Jay Clayton, Wall Street firms have a regulator who likes to dole out disclosure exemptions and slaps on the wrist.
Top Trump Ally Tom Barrack Made a $1.5 Million Loan to Paul Manafort
The transaction fits into the pattern of loans described in the indictment.
Neoliberalism or Death: The U.S. Economic War Against Venezuela
Venezuela's Vice Foreign Minister Carlos Ron, former U.N. rapporteur Alfred de Zayas, and journalist Sam Husseini are this week's guests.
These Wall Street Companies Are Ready to Cash In on Trump’s Border Wall
BlackRock, JPMorgan, and Wells Fargo have invested in border wall construction, despite CEOs distancing themselves from Trump's anti-immigration rhetoric.
Behind the Duck: Former Aflac Employees Allege Fraud and Abuse in Nearly Every Aspect of Company
Jobs at Aflac can be brutal -- and in many cases, they're not even jobs.
The Wilbur Ross Scandal Isn’t About Russia, It’s About Corruption
The commerce secretary's story played in the news as evidence of further Trump administration ties to Russia, but it's more about a major conflict of interest.
How an Undercover Oil Industry Mercenary Tricked Pipeline Opponents Into Believing He Was One of Them
A former Marine working for the private security firm TigerSwan infiltrated an array of anti-Dakota Access pipeline groups at Standing Rock and beyond.
Trump’s “America First“ Infrastructure Plan: Let Saudi Arabia and Blackstone Take Care of It
A private equity firm run by a close Trump adviser is partnering with Saudi Arabia to privatize U.S. infrastructure.
Millions of Women Already Live in a Post-Roe America: A Journey Through the Anti-Abortion South
Across the United States, millions of women live with a legal right to abortion but without meaningful access to exercise that right.