Congress Just Agreed to Completely Out of Control Pentagon Spending
Military spending will reach $700 billion under the deal to reopen the government, despite reports of hundreds of billions in Pentagon waste.
Trump’s Policies Will Devastate the People He Used as Props for His Speech
Health care costs are set to jump, and big employers are shedding jobs despite taking tax breaks.
VIDEO: Trump’s Wall Would Make the Opioid Crisis Worse
The president says his signature border policy would stop drugs. Instead, it would lead to more deadly adulterants and overdoses.
Video: Corporations Cutting Jobs After Tax Cut
In this video, Sarah Anderson talks about the CEOs who announced that after the GOP’s tax giveaway they’d be cutting jobs, not creating them.
How to Make Lawmakers Rue the Day They Voted for This Scam of a Tax Bill
We can use this bill as a catalyst for the next wave of tax-fairness and economic-justice organizing.
10 Reasons to Revive the 1968 Poor People’s Campaign
Inspired by an initiative cut short by the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., moral leaders are planning a wave of civil disobedience.
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.
Trump’s Tax Cuts Are the Biggest Wealth Grab in Modern History
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act is nothing short of a boon to the very wealthy at the expense of everyone else.
If You Want to Collect Social Security, Trump’s Tax Plan Is an Outrage
You probably pay about four times more of your income to Social Security than millionaires, who want to cut their taxes and your benefits.
Detroit’s Revival Can’t Happen Without Women of Color
The story of the city’s revival will be a mythical fable if it is not grounded in uplifting long-term Detroiters and their neighborhoods, in addition to the newcomers the city is attracting.
VIDEO: Busting Trump’s Tax Myths
Republicans say corporate tax cuts lead to job growth. That’s just not true.
It’s Not Too Late to Reverse the Road to Zero Wealth for Households of Color
No savings, investments or home equity. This economic dystopia looms for minority families, and so does a choice: Do we want America to be more like Brazil or Canada?
Report: Corporate Tax Cuts Boost CEO Pay, Not Jobs
This 24th annual report rebuts the GOP claim that slashing the corporate tax rate will lead to more and better jobs.
Trump’s Afghanistan Speech Offers No End in Sight for the War
Trump’s speech was essentially a strategy for justifying a continuous, permanent war in Afghanistan, IPS Middle East expert Phyllis Bennis told The Real News Network.
White Supremacy Carries More Than a Tiki Torch
Republicans are condemning Trump’s coddling of white supremacists. Can they speak out against racist laws, too?