Conor Lynch is a freelance writer and journalist living in New York City. His work has been published in The New Republic, The Week, Salon, and elsewhere.
Viewpoint
To Tax the Ultra-Rich, We Need to Go After Their Wealth—Not Just Income
Two proposals—one in California, one in Congress—could finally do it. The alternative is an ever-more-powerful billionaire class that threatens democracy itself.
Conor Lynch
Labor
The Answer to Trump’s Anti-Worker Shutdown Is Solidarity and Labor Militancy
The GOP’s assault on federal employees amid the government shutdown is far more extreme than Reagan’s PATCO union busting. The labor movement needs a more effective response this time.
Conor Lynch
LaborPolitics
Republicans Are Attacking the “Idle” Poor, But the Real Freeloaders Are the Rich
The GOP is defending its cruel budget bill with ancient tropes about the industrious rich and “undeserving” poor. It’s time to reverse the script.
Conor Lynch
