With Congress deadlocked over the future of the Bush-era tax cuts, what are the prospects for progressive tax policies? How serious is the deficit issue – and what are progressive proposals to reduce it? What type of tax and revenue system will move us toward a new economy that reduces inequality and is ecologically sustainable?
International civil society organizations urge G-20 leaders to make progress on taxing financial speculation at summit in Seoul.
Come down to Busboys & Poets to witness experience this action-packed story in THE ADVENTURES OF UNEMPLOYED MAN—a fearless, brilliant, and provocative book that ASTOUNDS with incisive wit and AMAZES with stunning insights into the desperate situation so many heroes find themselves in today
How is the Philippines responding to the “triple crises of vulnerability”: the global economic crisis, the food crisis and the spreading environmental crises of water, forests, fisheries and climate?
The Greek economic crisis is not about living beyond one’s means, reports columnist Walden Bello from Athens. It’s the same story of unregulated financial speculation all over again.
A speech delivered at the U.S. Social Forum in Detroit, June 25, 2010.
Longtime Director of Institute Begins Year-long Sabbatical
Have the messes we’ve been making finally reached a point where they can’t be cleaned up?
Report looks at how speculation taxes might have changed the outcome of recent global financial fiascos
Audio highlights from a film event on the crime of our time.
Afghanistan, financial reform, and the nation’s first carbon tax.
A firsthand account of the showdown.
The forgotten people of America,drone maps of Pakistan, and an amendment we can get behind.
What’s a Common Security Club? It’s a new way for group leaders and trainers to help congregations and communities help themselves in these troubled economic times.
More on BP, the merits of cultural boycott, and steps toward financial reform.