People are constantly asking me — what can I do? Between now and the 2026 midterm elections, here are five practical steps you can take to make a difference.
After an abysmal jobs report, Trump fired the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics. And Trump’s Labor Department just announced that it will rewrite or repeal 60+ regulations that protect workers. But his most dangerous move yet is flying under the radar.
Trump's first 100 day agenda has been to benefit his wealthy backers and consolidate more power in his hands — all at your expense.
In these dark times, it is necessary to be part of the contagion of courage. I gave this speech on the UC-Berkeley campus in protest of the Trump regime’s attacks on higher education. My hope is that everyone who puts their reputations and their livelihoods on the line to oppose the Trump regime’s lawlessness and cruelty will summon scores of others to do the same. Every person who stands up against tyranny invites thousands of others to stand up.
Trump seems to have given up on making groceries cheaper. Wasn't that what the entire election was supposedly about?
State and local offices have a huge impact on your day-to-day life. Electing people-powered leaders who believe in democracy and the rule of law will be instrumental in pushing back against Trump and his billionaire cronies’ lawless agenda.
By moving to the so-called “center,” Democrats have failed to fight the forces that led us to Donald Trump: widening inequality, economic insecurity, and the unchecked political power of corporations and the rich.
Donald Trump is back in the White House, but who is really pulling the strings?
We cannot separate what has happened to working people over the last five decades from the dangerous lure of Trumpism. To build a path forward, we must debunk these 10 destructive myths about our rigged economy.
Should Democrats move to the right? Absolutely not. That's morally wrong and bad politics. The real lesson of 2024 is that Democrats must become an anti-establishment party ready to shake up the system on behalf of working people.
Now's not the time to give up. If anything, it's an opportunity to fight for the real changes we need. Take a look at these 10 ideas to fix our broken system.
Why should the presidential election always come down to the same swing states? Shouldn't your vote count as much no matter where you live? Here's how it can.
Trump’s dirty election night trick doesn’t work if you know it’s coming. Let me explain.
Let's clear up the misinformation about a tax on unrealized capital gains. The plan Kamala Harris endorsed only applies to people with $100 million+ in wealth who do not pay at least a 25% tax rate on their income. Is that you? No? Then you will not be affected.
What if Kamala Harris wins the election, but Speaker Mike Johnson and House Republicans refuse to certify the results? Democrats can prevent this if they regain the majority in the next Congress — which gets sworn in three days before the presidential election is certified.
Everything you need to know about Kamala Harris’ campaign for president.
Restoring abortion rights is impossible without winning the Senate. Protecting voting rights is impossible without winning the Senate. Raising wages is impossible without winning the Senate. Passing gun reform is impossible without winning the Senate.
Trump’s #1 campaign promise would wreck the economy and rip families apart. Watch.
If Trump wins, he could become the first president in more than a half century to appoint a majority of the Supreme Court.
Let’s set the record straight: Trump is not a “successful businessman.” He is, objectively, a business failure.
The verdict is in: Trump’s tax scam was trickle-down economics on steroids.
What makes Trump, Vance, and MAGA leaders weird isn't that they're awkward, unfunny, and unpleasant. It's that they want to impose their weird ideas on everyone else. And that makes them more than strange — it makes them dangerous.
Who do you believe about the economy? Trump, who has driven countless businesses into the ground? Or 16 Nobel Prize-winning economists who all agree that Trump’s policies would be an inflation bomb?
Donald Trump left office with the lowest approval rating of any president ever. But some people now seem to be suffering from amnesia. Let me jog your memory.
Trump is the oldest presidential candidate ever nominated, and he appears to be falling apart before our eyes.
Fascism backed by Big Money is one of the most dangerous of all political alliances. It happened in 1930s Germany, and it’s happening again today.
When I say that every vote matters, I’m not exaggerating.
Think endless economic growth is always good? Think again.
Angry about airfares? Airlines merged from 12 carriers in 1980 to 4 today. Upset about grocery prices? 3 companies control 70% of grocery sales in 167 cities. Mad about drug prices? A handful of drug companies control the pharmaceutical industry. Monopolies are the problem.
I'm so tired of people pretending the rich are "job creators." Here's who's really creating jobs.
The Wells Fargo exec overseeing their customer account scam got a $125 million exit package. Meanwhile, most Americans who lose their jobs get only limited unemployment benefits. When I say we have socialism for the rich, harsh capitalism for the rest, this is what I mean.
My old boss Bill Clinton called globalization “the economic equivalent of a force of nature, like wind or water.” Here's what I have to say about that.
The rich would prefer you to believe that the free market is subject to the immutable law of supply and demand. Baloney! For years, the wealthy and powerful have manipulated the market for their own gain. There is nothing “free” about it.
Donald Trump keeps comparing himself to Jesus. Whether he actually has a messiah complex or is just conning his supporters, he's playing to a growing GOP faction that wants America to be a white Christian Nationalist state, with Donald Trump as a divine ruler. Be Warned.
“Corporate political donations are free speech.” Give me a break. Corporate political donations are legalized bribery, plain and simple.
No, rich people do not work harder than everyone else. Wealth doesn’t measure a person’s work ethic or what they deserve. It measures how well our economic system has been manipulated in their favor.
PSA: When the powerful say they want a “free market,“ what they actually mean is a market controlled by corporations, Wall Street, and the wealthy.
How on earth did corporations come to have more rights than you? Watch this.
We are told countless lies about economics. Enough. I’m launching a new 10-week series debunking economic myths. Here’s episode one:
Trump will cut taxes for billionaires and stick you with the bill. Here are five things you need to know about Trumponomics.
Rent is skyrocketing and home buying is out of reach for millions. One big reason why? Wall Street. Let me explain.
The next time you hear someone blame inflation on stimulus checks that Americans got four years ago or workers finally getting much-needed pay bumps, kindly remind them that corporate profits are at a 70-year-high. Hello?
You pay your taxes every year. Why shouldn’t the wealthy? Well, Republicans are making it easier for the rich to cheat while making it harder for you to get your taxes done, and slower to get your refund. Let me explain.
Could Trump actually turn America into a fascist state? Yes. Here's how, in five steps.
Meet Robert Bork. I worked for him. I respected him. I liked him. I also blame him for some profound and lasting harm to our society. Here's why.
Think tipping has gotten out of control? I get it. But the real outrage is that some tipped workers make as little as $2.13/hr. The subminimum wage is trapping workers in poverty. Saru Jayaraman and I explain.
Donald Trump wants you to be disgusted. He wants you to be cynical. And he definitely doesn’t want you to watch this video. Let me explain.
There’s something happening with the U.S. economy that I haven’t seen in my 50 years in politics. Watch.
War, violence, and the deaths of innocent people — whether in Ukraine, Israel and Gaza, or on the streets of America — can cause even the most optimistic among us to doubt the capacities of human beings to live together peacefully on this earth.This is why it’s so important for us to seek the common good.
Amazon has been accused of ripping you off. Here’s how.
Some myths about the economy are like zombies — they just keep crawling back. Here are the three that eat at me the most.
No Labels is a dark money group with secret far-right donors. It’s not trying to find the so-called “middle ground.” It’s trying to put Donald Trump back in the White House.
Medicare for All - “That’s socialism!” Social Security - “That’s socialism!” Debt free education - “That’s socialism!” $886 billion defense budget - “That’s just how it is!”
Enjoy weekends? Thank a union.
What makes a fascist? -Rejecting democracy for a strongman -Stoking rage against cultural elites -Nationalism based on “superior” race -Glorifying strength and warriors -Disdain of women and LGBTQ+ people These five elements find exact expression in Donald Trump.
Woke Barbie. Tantrums over CRT. The panic over transgender people. The GOP’s dangerous performative outrage is designed to deflect your attention. Republicans want you distracted while they rig our economy, enrich their donors, assault the climate, and subvert our democracy.
Justice Roberts refused to testify in a hearing on SCOTUS ethics. Thomas and Alito accepted luxury vacations from GOP megadonors. Gorsuch sold property to the CEO of a law firm that argues cases before the Court. The Supreme Court is off the rails. Here's how we can fix it.
Republicans have introduced more than 500 anti-LGBTQ+ bills in 2023 alone, all over the country. They're obsessed with controlling who Americans love, how they identify, and even where they can go to the bathroom. Here's why.
Swing state voters will have more say over the 2024 election than the 80% of Americans in other states. Does that sound like democracy to you? Here's how we fix the Electoral College.
-Raising the minimum wage -Instituting ranked choice voting -Inscribing abortion rights into state constitutions -Expanding Medicaid -Protecting trans youth -Making higher ed more affordable All of this is possible if voters pay attention to down ballot races.
Celebrities have been shamelessly peddling crypto. In November, Mark Cuban said that Voyager was "as close to risk free as you’re gonna get in the crypto universe." Voyager went bankrupt in June. Believe me when I tell you this: They're selling you snake oil.
Raising interest rates is a terrible mistake. The Fed assumes inflation is being driven by wage increases. That is false. Wage growth has lagged far behind inflation. You know what’s a real driver of inflation? Monopolistic corporations jacking up prices to maximize profits.
If your company claims they can’t afford to raise workers’ pay, but then turns around and spends millions on anti-union consultants, then they might just be union busting.
Just 4 firms control 85% of the beef market, 66% of the pork market, and 54% of the poultry market. The result? -Lower pay for farmers. -Bigger profits for monopolies. -Higher prices for you. There’s no question: We need to break up Big Ag.
In Wisconsin, the GOP has so successfully rigged state elections through gerrymandering that even when Dems get more votes, Republicans win more seats. In 2018, Republicans won 45% of the vote, but were awarded 64% of the seats. Their strategy is being replicated across the U.S.
Biden pledged to be “the most pro-union president leading the most pro-union administration in American history.” Here are three executive orders he could sign that would transform workers’ lives.He could sign them today — without Congress. What are you waiting for, Joe?
