Article • Expose the Heist: Power and Policy in Unprecedented Times
Private Equity Gets the Green Light to Tap Workers’ Retirement Accounts
A long-awaited Trump administration rule appears to give the private equity industry a valuable gift.
Publications
Article • Expose the Heist: Power and Policy in Unprecedented Times
The Subminimum Wage: 35 Years and Still Waiting for Change
Decades of a frozen tipped wage continues to shift labor costs onto customers while policy fixes do little to support the lowest-paid workers.
Article • Expose the Heist: Power and Policy in Unprecedented Times
Will the Trump Administration Buckle to Insurance Giants on Medicare Advantage Rates?
Mounting evidence of overpayments and rising costs is driving growing bipartisan pushback against Medicare Advantage insurers.
Article • Expose the Heist: Power and Policy in Unprecedented Times
$200 Billion: The Costs of the Iran War
The Trump administration reportedly wants $200 billion for its war on Iran. Over the past year, they have cut spending — mostly on health care and food assistance — equal to that amount.
Article • Expose the Heist: Power and Policy in Unprecedented Times
What Markwayne Mullin’s Confirmation Hearing Tells Us About FEMA
What does a new leader at the Department of Homeland Security mean for the future of FEMA?
Article • Expose the Heist: Power and Policy in Unprecedented Times
The Biden Boom and Trump Slump: A Serious Comparison of the Two Economies
The Trump administration claims that the economy is “roaring like never before” after the “nightmare” they inherited from the Biden administration. But the numbers tell a very different story.
Article • Expose the Heist: Power and Policy in Unprecedented Times
Trump’s Ratepayer Protection Pledge is a Pinky Swear That Doesn’t Solve Electricity Issues
The Trump administration unveiled a deal with Big Tech to address the electricity price spikes linked to AI data centers. Will it amount to anything?
Article • Expose the Heist: Power and Policy in Unprecedented Times
Kristi Noem is Out, But Who is Markwayne Mullin?
What will Kristie Noem’s removal mean for the future of FEMA?
Article • Expose the Heist: Power and Policy in Unprecedented Times
Worker Interests Are Not the Same as Corporate Interests
The Wall Street Journal ran an opinion piece about labor rights that deserves a close read.
Article • Expose the Heist: Power and Policy in Unprecedented Times
Manufactured FEMA Funding Crisis Used to Target Democrats and Blue States
The Trump administration is determined to weaken FEMA’s ability to respond to crises — especially if it also gives them a chance to hurt people in blue states.
