America’s Economy Is Rigged From Top to Bottom

Leo Gerard / Independent Media Institute Mar 15, 2019 The college admissions scandal currently roiling the country helps illuminate how our society is structured to keep working people down. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

China Vows ‘Same Strength’ Retaliation in Trade Dispute

JOE McDONALD / The Associated Press Apr 3, 2018 The latest salvo comes in response to Tuesday's proposal by Washington to hike tariffs on $50 billion worth of medical, aerospace, information technology and other products. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Trump Announces Stiff Trade Tariffs, Exempts Canada and Mexico

KEN THOMAS / The Associated Press Mar 8, 2018 The president defies his own party and business leaders on steel and aluminum imports but signals flexibility on the penalties, "depending on the country." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Mexico, Canada, Others May Be Exempted From U.S. Tariffs

KEN THOMAS / The Associated Press Mar 7, 2018 "We're not trying to blow up the world," Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross says of President Trump's "flexibility" regarding planned tariffs on steel and aluminum imports. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

World Trade Organization Warns That Trump Risks Trade War

JAMEY KEATEN and DAVID RISING / The Associated Press Mar 2, 2018 "The potential for escalation is real as we have seen from the initial responses," a spokesman says of the U.S. president's threat to impose steep tariffs on steel and aluminum imports. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Lobbying Surged as Congress Shaped Tax Bill

RICHARD LARDNER / The Associated Press Feb 10, 2018 Corporations, trade associations and special interest groups spent massively more than usual to influence lawmakers in the two months when the overhaul was being written—mostly in private. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s Supreme Court Warning

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Jun 20, 2013 The Massachusetts Democrat vocalized concerns that the Supreme Court is being captured by corporate special interest groups during a speech at the American Constitution Society for Law and Policy National Convention. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Wall Street Is Killing Dodd-Frank One Regulation at a Time

By Thomas Hedges, Center for Study of Responsive Law May 1, 2013 The already tepid reforms enacted by Dodd-Frank are falling prey to business leaders, Republican lawmakers and the son of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

What Immigration Reform Could Mean for American Workers

Robert Reich / Truthdig Apr 3, 2013 Their agreement is very preliminary and hasn’t yet even been blessed by the so-called Gang of Eight senators working on immigration reform, but the mere fact that AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka and Chamber of Commerce President Thomas J. Donohue agreed on anything is remarkable. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Nader, Protesters Seek Minimum Wage Increase

Thomas Hedges / Truthdig Feb 14, 2013 The group, which targeted the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and AFL-CIO headquarters Tuesday, wants to see the minimum wage raised from its current $7.25 an hour to $10.50. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Success of Family and Medical Leave Act Should Humble the Far Right

Joe Conason / Truthdig Feb 8, 2013 When Bill Clinton signed the Family and Medical Leave Act on Feb. 5, 1993, almost exactly 20 years ago as the first legislative act of his presidency, its establishment as law marked a progressive victory after nearly a decade of ferocious opposition by corporate lobbyists, Republican legislators, conservative media and right-wing pundits. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Chamber of Commerce’s ‘Secret’ Election Spending

By Thomas Hedges, Center for Study of Responsive Law Oct 26, 2012 Demonstrators recently took to the streets of Washington, D.C., to protest activities of the nonprofit business lobbying group, which one called "the poster child for Citizens United." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )