Getting The “Uber-Rich” To Pay Their Share

The top 7 wealthiest individuals in the U. S. have just accumulated over $1 Trillion between them, and only pay around 2-3% in taxes (vs. 15-18% of “typical” taxpayers), using the strategy of “Buy, Borrow, Die”. Most of their earnings is taxed as capital gains, at an...

U.S. In The State Of Insecurity

A recent report, “STATE OF INSECURITY: The Cost of Militarization Since 9/11“, co-authored by Lindsay Koshgarian of the National Priorities Project, looks in detail at the monies spent by the U. S. since 9/11, not just at international spending for the “War on...

What Does A $3.5 Trillion Budget Bill Bring To The U.S.?

Called by some “the most consequential budget legislation since the New Deal”, the landmark $3.5 trillion budget proposal to be discussed by Congress on their return promises free community college, expanded transportation support, expanded Medicare, and much much...

How Water Defenders Saved The Water Of El Salvador

“The Water Defenders: How Ordinary People Saved a Country from Corporate Greed”, co-authored by guest John Cavanagh from the Institute for Policy Studies, is a David & Goliath story of the small country of El Salvador’s fight against a large gold mining...