Veterans, the Human Rubble of Our Wars
A few years ago, recruiting was a more thankless job.
The Lineup: Week of Oct. 10-16, 2011
Sarah Anderson and Chuck Collins explain why Congress shouldn’t give a tax break to corporations that hoard profits in overseas tax havens
Job Destroyers Don’t Deserve a Tax Holiday
When thinks tanks from the left and the right agree on something, Congress should pay attention.
How to Achieve Transparency for the Supercommittee
Every campaign contribution to members of this powerful panel should be reported every single day.
Mitt Romney Believes in Corporate America
He chooses to ignore that even as corporate profits soar and the rich get richer, unemployment remains high and millions of Americans are tumbling from the middle class into poverty.
Military Spending Belongs on the Table
The supercommittee seems unlikely to make substantial military cuts and instead quite likely to cut spending for the other agencies under the “security spending” umbrella, even though the Pentagon gets the lion’s share of that category’s funding.
Gridlock and Bedlam
It’s scary, but I’m starting to agree with my pessimist friend.
Big Oil: $135 Million — School Children: 0
Led by Valero Energy Corp., at least 16 huge refiners are trying to poke a lucrative loophole into Texas tax laws.
Dr. National and Mr. Transnational
Pay my fair share of taxes? What is this, socialism?
What Have They Done with Ron Paul?
The mainstream media mostly ignores him.
When IPS and the Heritage Foundation Agree that Something’s a Bad Idea, It Probably Does Stink
A bipartisan Senate bill that would grant corporations a tax holiday is slated to be introduced tomorrow, just days after the progressive and conservative organizations released reports about how these tax giveaways don’t spur job growth.
Uncle Sam Should Support Built-to-Last Companies, Not Built-to-Loot Enterprises
There’s nothing holding back the corporations demanding another tax holiday from investing in America right now.
The Lineup: Week of Oct. 3-9, 2011
Marc Morial and Khalil Bendib address capital punishment’s “long shadow of doubt” in the wake of Troy Davis’s execution.
Columbus Day Questions
On this Columbus Day, let’s consider the discrepancy between how newcomers are celebrated in our history but ostracized in our society.
A Long Shadow of Doubt: The Execution of Troy Davis
As Justice Marshall once said, “the scandalous state of our present system of capital punishment will cast a pall of shame over our society for years to come.”