Trump Is Helping Airlines Reduce Payouts for Flight Mishaps
The Trump administration has just paused an initiative aimed at increasing compensation for airline passengers when carriers lose their luggage or overbook flights.
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David Sirota is editor-at-large at Jacobin. He edits the Lever and previously served as a senior adviser and speechwriter on Bernie Sanders’s 2020 presidential campaign.
Elon Musk: Austerity for Thee but Not for Me
This week, as Elon Musk’s “Department of Government Efficiency” was attempting to further gut the US government, his rocket company SpaceX was cementing a NASA contract adding millions of dollars to its already massive deal with the space agency.
Big Companies Are Already Asking Trump for Favors
Amazon helped fund Donald Trump’s inauguration. The retail giant and the insurer UnitedHealth waited less than a day to start begging the new administration to shut down their shareholders’ calls for transparency.
Before the DC Plane Crash, Lawmakers Expanded Flight Traffic
Months before last night’s fatal aircraft collision, lawmakers dismissed safety warnings and approved an airline-backed measure that increased flight traffic at Washington, DC’s already overstressed airport — the site of the disaster.
Will Chief Justice Roberts Stop Trump’s Funding Freeze?
As Donald Trump’s federal funding freeze creates a constitutional crisis that seems headed to the Supreme Court, a 1985 memo shows current chief justice John Roberts declaring that a president has no authority to block required spending.
Trump’s IRS Nominee Wanted to Go After the Humane Society
Donald Trump’s pick to head the Internal Revenue Service pressed the agency to investigate and consider stripping the country’s leading animal welfare group, the Humane Society, of its tax status. As IRS chief, he’d be in a position to make that happen.
As AG, Pam Bondi Could Let Elon Musk Off the Hook for Fraud
Donald Trump’s attorney general pick, Pam Bondi, is reportedly the sister of the lawyer who defended Elon Musk and Tesla against federal securities fraud charges. If confirmed, Bondi would be in a position to shut down the ongoing investigation into Musk.
How Harris Lost the Working Class
Workers rejected Kamala Harris because she chose to campaign in a fantasy world where villains other than Trump are rarely named and nobody has to choose whether regular people or billionaire oligarchs get to wield power.
Election 2024: How Billionaires Torpedoed Democracy
Both parties’ 2024 campaigns claimed to be about “saving democracy.” Yet both parties ended up bought and paid for by billionaires.
Harris-Walz’s Good Vibes Aren’t Enough
Kamala Harris’s choice of Tim Walz for vice president doesn’t erase her corporate-friendly record. If we want her administration to implement real progressive policies, the Left will have to fight for it.
FTC Chair Lina Khan Isn’t Scared of Billionaire Bullies
Billionaire donors are pressuring Kamala Harris to fire Lina Khan, whose term as FTC chair has seen aggressive antitrust actions against tech giants. David Sirota interviewed Khan about her anti-monopoly agenda and the corporate efforts to shut it down.
To Fight or Not to Fight
As the Democratic Party clings to a message of compromise and conflict aversion, the GOP has adopted a fighting posture that seems to be resonating with working-class Americans.
Biden’s Departure Presents an Opportunity for the Democrats
Joe Biden and his political machine damaged the Democratic Party by delaying his withdrawal. The Democrats can still recover from this crisis — but only if they don’t repeat their past mistakes.
Cargo Giant in Baltimore Crash Silenced Whistleblowers
The company responsible for the Baltimore bridge collapse blocked its employees from reporting safety concerns to the US Coast Guard. It is now being sanctioned by federal regulators for violating a whistleblower protection law.
Workers at a Boeing Supplier Raised Issues About Defects. The Company Didn’t Listen.
Weeks before the door plug blew out of an Alaska Airlines flight over Portland, Oregon, on January 5, grounding more than 150 Boeing aircraft, workers at the part’s reported manufacturer had been warning of safety concerns — but management ignored them.
There Is No Military Solution to the Crisis in Israel and Palestine
In a conversation with David Sirota, Naomi Klein and Omar Baddar speak about Israel’s brutal war on Gaza, the appalling lack of support in the West for a cease-fire, and the double standard in mainstream media coverage of Israel and Palestine.
The War on Gaza Is the Result of Decades of Extreme Israeli Policy
The ongoing violence in Israel and Palestine is the fruit of decades of increasingly right-wing Israeli policy, aided and abetted by the United States. To address the root causes, the US must end its support for Benjamin Netanyahu’s extremist government.
The “Happiness Industry” Is Anti-Political by Design
Happiness guru Arthur C. Brooks has found fertile ground in the self-help industry to disseminate his right-wing agenda, making a pretty penny convincing liberals that welfare programs and universal benefits have nothing to do with Americans’ well-being.
Senator Bob Menendez Is Corrupt. So Is the Court That Will Judge Him.
Democratic senator Bob Menendez has been indicted for performing favors in exchange for lavish gifts. The Supreme Court justices who will hear his case are guilty of much of the same.
Boys and Men in the United States Are Struggling. The Left Should Talk About It.
From being less likely to graduate from college to experiencing much higher rates of “deaths of despair,” men and boys in the US — especially working-class men and boys — are suffering.