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SYMPOSIUM ROUNDUP: Forging a Democracy That Works for All
A visionary exercise for progressives in an age of American fascism from our third annual Wallace Symposium.

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Elon Musk’s Fortune Comes From Not Paying Taxes

Trillionaires are creatures of the tax code. If they paid taxes like working people, we wouldn’t have any.

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Red Card: World Cup Fans and the Public Subsidize Private Jet Polluters

A new tracker reveals 147 kilotons of excess carbon at the World Cup.

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AUDIO: Lindsay Koshgarian on WBUR’s On Point — Does the U.S. Really Need a $1.5 Trillion Defense Budget?

"We could use half of this $500 billion they're asking for and wipe out medical debt entirely," says Lindsay Koshgarian, putting the Pentagon's...

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BLUEPRINT: Forging a Democracy that Works for All

Countering the power of billionaires, corporations, and the Pentagon

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SYMPOSIUM ROUNDUP: Forging a Democracy That Works for All

A visionary exercise for progressives in an age of American fascism from our third annual Wallace Symposium.

BLUEPRINT: Forging a Democracy that Works for All

Countering the power of billionaires, corporations, and the Pentagon

Alternate Route: New Pathways to Better Jobs in Alabama Through Public Transit

Alabama has one of the country’s largest workforce shortages. Public transit is key to closing it.

The True Cost of the Military in Hawaiʻi

A comprehensive analysis of the economic, environmental, strategic, and social impacts of the U.S. military presence in Hawaiʻi

The Dark Side of the Energy Transition: Green Colonialism in Southern Honduras

Multinational corporations exploited demand for green energy to shake down some of the most impoverished communities in the Americas.

Tax Day 2026: The Average Taxpayer Paid $4,049 for War and Weapons

Wars don't just cost taxpayers at the pump. Here's what the average taxpayer spent for different priorities in 2025.

Trump’s Budget Policies Make the Poor Poorer to Pay for War and Help the Rich

The theme of this administration's budget priorities: taking from the poor to enrich the wealthy and inflict violence at home and abroad.

America’s 20 Largest Low-Wage Employers and the Affordability Crisis

Low wages are a key driver of the affordability crisis. These 20 firms pay poverty wages while enriching CEOs.

Restoring the Land: The Movement to Address the Theft of Tribal Territory

The United States, the wealthiest country in the history of the world, also owes its fortune to a great crime—the theft of land...

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Massachusetts Should Lift Its Ban on Rent Control

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Meet Our New Private Jet Tracking Initiative

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Fund Families, Not Cruel Crackdowns

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SNAP Cuts Take More Than Food Away

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DC Council Punts Wealth Tax Debate to the Fall

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