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Naftali Bennet, leader of the Israeli right wing New Right party, speaks during a conference in Jerusalem, Israel on March 15, 2021

Four Things to Know About Israel’s New ‘Change Coalition’

The new government — if it takes power at all — is united only around ousting Netanyahu. Here’s what that could mean.
man wearing luxury attire, suit, and watch

Living Ever Larger in the Lap of Luxury

The rich have become so rich that just selling to the rich can make you the world’s richest person.
President of the Republic of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko speaks to people

Democracy: On the Precipice?

If we extrapolate from the current trend lines, democracy will be gone in a couple decades, melted away like the polar ice. But although down, democracy is not out.
Waterfront mansion

Tax Foundation Sounds the Alarm — over the Plight of Totally Mythical Taxpayers

No actual taxpayers are going to face anything remotely close to the tax rate critics of the Biden tax plan are claiming.
U.S. military soldiers exiting a plane and running toward an objective

Biden's Unconscionable Military Budget

With the Afghanistan War finally ending, we shouldn’t squander our “peace dividend” on costly weapons or military bloat.
ceo pay and economic inequality

How CEOs Pumped Up Their Pandemic Paychecks

While low-wage employees lost hours, jobs, and lives, their CEOs got raises. It's time to tax huge CEO-worker pay gaps.
donald trump speaking to conservatives at CPAC

They're Not Conservatives, They're Extremists

By mislabelling the radical members of the Republican Party "conservative," the mainstream media gives them a veneer of respectability.
wealth and economic inequality depicted by a pie chart

To Grow Our Economic Pie, Cut More Equal Slices

Redistributing wealth downward, new calculations suggest, can make societies richer.

Reports and Resources

  • The Water Defenders: A US Role in the World Series Program

    June 10 @ 11:00 am - 12:30 pm at Online – 11:00 am EST/ 8:00 am PST

    The Woman's National Democratic Club hosts Dr. Robin Broad and John Cavanagh for a discussion of the larger political and policy issues raised by their book on "How Ordinary People Saved a Country from Corporate Greed."

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