After Tax Bill Passes, Corporations… Reduce Spending on Capital Goods
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Despite the Republican promise that their tax bill would supercharge the economy, orders for capital goods fell after the bill passed: As Dean Baker points out, this isn’t investment, which can have long lead times, but orders: According to data released by the Commerce Department…
Behind the Scenes of “Ear Hustle”
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. In a shabby, low-slung bungalow on the grounds of California’s San Quentin State Prison, Adnan Khan sits nervously in front of a microphone. A slender 33-year-old with dark, slicked-back hair and skin the color of cinnamon, he’s clad in typical prison fashion—jeans, powder-blue button-down over…
Diversity in Hollywood: Some Good News and Some Bad News
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. The UCLA College of Social Sciences has released its annual Hollywood Diversity Report, and the news is mixed. First, here’s the share of minority leads in various kinds of programs: The good news: minority leads have increased steadily over the past five years. The bad…
Supreme Court Reverses Decision That Gives Immigrants a Right to Regular Bond Hearings
JPecha/Getty Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. The Supreme Court has reversed a lower court decision holding that some detained immigrants have the right to regular bond hearings. The ruling sends the case back to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. The 5-3 decision in Jennings v. Rodriguez was written by Justice…
The Guy Trump Just Named to Run His 2020 Campaign Has Been Interviewed by Congress on Russia
Albin Lohr-Jones/ZUMA Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that Brad Parscale, the digital director of his 2016 campaign, will manage his 2020 presidential re-election bid. While Parscale has not been a central figure in inquiries into the 2016 Trump campaign’s contacts with Russia, he hasn’t managed to wholly…
Bernie Sanders’ Son Is Running for Congress in New Hampshire
Jacquelyn Martin/Associated Press Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. On Tuesday, Levi Sanders, son of Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, announced he was running for Congress in New Hampshire’s 1st Congressional District as a Democrat. In a statement on his website (still a work in progress) the younger Sanders outlined a brief…