My No Good, Very Bad Tax Vote Day
As I struggled my way through a crumbling transit system, the Senate was preparing to pass a tax plan that will decimate the resources needed to fix our nation’s infrastructure.
The Government Has Failed the Poor Time and Time Again. Now, They’re Failing the Middle Class,Too.
Since 1980, government programs have been failing America’s poor. The GOP tax legislation essentially re-engineers government to fail America’s middle class, too.
A Beginner’s Guide to the Unrecognized Villages of Israel
Thousands of Arab Bedouins in Israel’s Negev desert are denied power, water, sewage, and roads by the state. And their villages are under constant threat of demolition.
Understanding Retail’s Volatile Moment
While you’re holiday shopping, remember the unstable job conditions for retail workers.
How to Stop a Tax Plan Rigged for the Rich
We can take a lesson from 1932.
Outside Tax Prom, Protesters Offer a Different Party
The gala, like the Trump tax plan, caters to the wealthy at the expense of everyone else.
If Asia Leads on Climate, the World Will Follow
China and South Korea could be game changers on climate — and create a more peaceful region in the process.
What’s One Way to Fight Inequality? Fund Local Journalism.
Joe Rickett’s decision to shut down two major online publicationshas altered the local U.S. news environment. Barbara Ehrenreich plans on restoring it.
What Else Could a Tax Cut for the Richest 1% Buy in Your State?
New data from our National Priorities Project shows what’s at stake if America’s richest get a tax cut.
VIDEO: Trump Is All in on the Philippine Drug War
Trump has lavished praised on Duterte’s extrajudicial murders — and Duterte’s envoy to the U.S. is developing a little project called Trump Tower Manila.
Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates, and Warren Buffett Are Wealthier Than The Bottom Half of the Country Combined
That’s three people versus about 160 million people.
Stop Talking About ‘Winners and Losers’ from Corporate Tax Cuts
No working person should pay more to reward billionaires and corporate tax dodgers.
There Can Be No Genuine Tax Reform Without Addressing Hidden Wealth
The recently leaked Paradise Papers underscore the need to crack down on tax dodging instead of passing another giveaway for the wealthy.
Kansas Tried Trickle-Down Economics. It Didn’t Work.
A failed experiment left the state with underfunded schools, gaps in public services—and lessons for the rest of us.
If The Trump-GOP Tax Plan Passes, Kiss Your Home’s Equity Goodbye!
The Trump-GOP tax plan is a declaration of war on homeowners, homebuilders, realtors, and the mortgage industry.