Trump’s Economics—and America’s Economy | The Nation

Trump’s Economics—and America’s Economy | The Nation

You can’t make America great again by wrecking the government. Ad Policy Honey, we crashed the economy! Handing the keys to our productive capacity over to monopolists, speculators and rich reactionaries with big egos will not make America great again. (Andrew Harnik / Getty Images) What to make of the blur of news, revolutionary … Read more

How a Troubled Icebreaker Became America’s Newest Military Vessel — ProPublica

How a Troubled Icebreaker Became America’s Newest Military Vessel — ProPublica

ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up for Dispatches, a newsletter that spotlights wrongdoing around the country, to receive our stories in your inbox every week. Reporting Highlights Troubled History: The icebreaker Aiviq was built for oil work in the Arctic but has design issues. Its maiden voyage to Alaska … Read more

Opinion | A Big Idea to Solve America’s Immigration Mess Stiri Online

The federativ government’s ability to regulate immigration, a basic function of any nation, is broken. Over the past four years, some eight million people settled in the United States, and most of them did so unlawfully. Instead of an immigration policy calibrated to the needs of the country, both Americans and immigrants are being let … Read more