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Report was released today by progressive think-tank: Institute on Policy Studies in Washington, DC that gives a ‘report-card’ on how well/poor Congress addresses income inequality… As you can expect, 59…

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Romney Passes the Torch to Taxpayers

59 Members of Congress Get An “F” on First-Ever Inequality Report Card

The “Inequality Report Card,” published today by the Institute for Policy Studies, looks at how lawmakers voted on dozens of bills that would, among other things, raise taxes on the…

Why Let the Rich Hoard All the Toys?

“The Institute for Policy Studies in Washington estimates that four major tax breaks that encourage excessive corporate pay cost taxpayers $14.4 billion last year. And 26 chief executives received more…

Scott scores ‘F’ on IPS report card

The Institute for Policy Studies gave Rep. Tim Scott a failing grade in its Congressional Report Card, which was released yesterday. He was one of 48 U.S. representatives, and the only one…

The Biggest Losers: Big Bird and the American People

Most importantly, nobody dared to breathe the truth, lest it actually get out — America Is Not Broke. That’s right, the debate was an exercise in ridiculousness that produced no…

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Buerkle earns ‘F’ in IPS’ first-ever Inequality Report Card

Buerkle ranked among those on the “dishonor roll” for her votes, which the IPS said consistently favored the interests of the wealthy instead of looking out for the needs of…

A Voting Guide for the 99 Percent

Mitt Romney and I both grew up in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, a wealthy suburb of Detroit. For much of our childhoods, we were represented in Congress by a tireless defender…

Democratic Dishonor Roll on Inequality

Want to know how your reps on Capitol Hill rate on inequality? Check out a new Congressional Report Card for the 99 Percent issued by my organization, the Institute for…

112th Congress Inequality Report Card: Tim Johnson B+, Noem D, Thune F

Washington-based progressive think tank Institute for Policy Studies has issued its 2012 Inequality Report Card, which scores members of Congress on their support for the 99% rather than the richest…

Lieberman gets a “C” on inequality report card

“Members of Congress have the capacity to make sure all Americans, not just a privileged few, share in the wealth that we all together create,” study co-author Scott Klinger, associate…

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Who Are the ‘Most 1% Friendly’ Members of Congress?

The liberal think tank Institute for Policy Studies is out today with a “Congressional Report Card for the 99%” that dings Republicans as the “most 1% friendly” lawmakers.

Grading Congress on Inequality

“Advocacy groups have long rated members of Congress on their voting record as regards the environment, child welfare, conservative values, education, and a raft of other issues and philosophies. So…

Democratic Dishonor Roll on Inequality

When we started the grading process, we feared it could turn out to be a big bore. With Congress so polarized, we expected to find lock-step partisan voting that would…