The Moderate’s Case for a Maximum Wage
Democrats have enough heft in Congress to force floor debates on proposals that meaningfully target inequality, but they’ll need support from their moderate contingent if any real change is to occur.
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Report: Dreams Deferred
How Enriching the 1% Widens the Racial Wealth Divide
Not One Network Should Have Aired Trump’s Immigration Speech
The president is going to demonize the media no matter what they do. So why not do the right thing?
Will Trump Rule by Decree?
It’s a small leap from a “state of emergency” at the border to martial law throughout the country.
Stop Wasting Money on the Pentagon
Military leaders literally don’t know what they’re doing with our money, but they want more. People on the left and right have had enough.
Paul Ryan Was a Villain and No One Will Miss Him
The outgoing House speaker’s entire career was a cash grab for billionaires, capped off by a low trick to literally starve children.
Paul Ryan’s Legacy Only About the Wealthy
When he wasn’t masquerading as an advocate for poor people, he was slashing their social programs to give tax breaks to the rich.
Are You Ready for an Epoch Fail?
Globalists Really Are Ruining Your Life
America Has 14,000 Golf Courses And 6,000 Refugees Waiting At The Border
The United States is a land of plenty, not scarcity — and undocumented immigrants are not the reason our hospitals and social services are crumbling.
Beware of Gifts From Billionaires
We must reform the rules governing philanthropy to encourage more broad-based participation and to reduce the risks of top-heavy, tax-avoidance giving.
Nine Things to Buy with $5 Billion Instead of a Border Wall
Five billion dollars is not huge in a federal discretionary budget of more than $1 trillion. But it’s an incredibly meaningful sum to any number of smaller federal government programs.
‘Get Me Outta Here’: Trump Turns the G20 into the G19
On everything from climate to trade to the international order itself, the failure of the White House’s powers of persuasion were on full display at the G20.
Can Boston Tax Its Way To More Affordable Housing?
From speculation to vacancies, taxing high-end condos may be the solution to affordable housing Boston has been looking for.
No more half-measures — It’s time for ‘Medicare for All’
Every other industrialized country has already made the transition and seen both improved health outcomes and reduced costs.
It’s Too Easy for the Ultra-Rich to Pass Down Wealth. Here’s How to Fix That
Hint: simply increasing the progressive income tax on top earners isn’t enough.