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Dwight Was Right: ​Congress Must Say No to Military Contractors

Dwight Was Right: ​Congress Must Say No to Military Contractors

Jul 12, 2023

The world Eisenhower warned about has materialized. We need more members of Congress to stand up to the arms industry and fight for social investments instead.

An Alternative to Social Security Cuts: Make CEOs Pay Their Fair Share

An Alternative to Social Security Cuts: Make CEOs Pay Their Fair Share

Jun 15, 2023

Let’s raise the contribution cap, get rid of tax preferences for gilded CEO retirement accounts, and use the extra revenue to expand retirement benefits.

For GOP, Debt Ceiling Deal Was Never About Debt — It Was About Conserving Power

For GOP, Debt Ceiling Deal Was Never About Debt — It Was About Conserving Power

Jun 9, 2023

Conservatives weaponized the debt deal to consolidate power. Let’s use the budget to create new power structures.

Social Security’s Back in the GOP’s Crosshairs: Here’s an Alternative to Cuts

Social Security’s Back in the GOP’s Crosshairs: Here’s an Alternative to Cuts

Jun 9, 2023

Washington’s months-long debate over raising the debt ceiling started with some prominent Republicans calling to slash Social Security.

Parity, Schmarity: The Budget Deal Gives 56% of the Discretionary Budget to the Military

Parity, Schmarity: The Budget Deal Gives 56% of the Discretionary Budget to the Military

May 31, 2023

The budget deal struck by the White House and House Republicans could set a damaging precedent.

Raise the Debt Ceiling, and Invest in America

Raise the Debt Ceiling, and Invest in America

May 18, 2023

The debt ceiling is an arcane artifice without a real connection to the economy. But how well we invest in our families and workers directly relates to it.

The Human Cost of McCarthy’s Debt Ceiling Demands Would Be Catastrophic

The Human Cost of McCarthy’s Debt Ceiling Demands Would Be Catastrophic

May 14, 2023

McCarthy and his caucus are holding American families and the global economy hostage to his demands to slash vital social programs.

Trump Breaks Promise on Medicare, Other Safety Net Programs

Trump Breaks Promise on Medicare, Other Safety Net Programs

Feb 20, 2020

Trump promised to keep his hands off of Medicaid, Medicare and Social Security—while also trying to cut them to pieces.

Helicopter Parenting Linked to Economic Inequality?

Helicopter Parenting Linked to Economic Inequality?

Feb 22, 2019

China and the United States — two nations notorious for their helicopter parenting — just happen to sport two of the world’s deepest economic divides. Coincidence?

The ‘Unintended Consequences’ of Letting the Rich Get Richer

The ‘Unintended Consequences’ of Letting the Rich Get Richer

Sep 21, 2018

Our politics needs to face up to inequality’s deep-set impact on all of us as individuals.

Tax Cuts for the Rich Help the Rich, Not You

Tax Cuts for the Rich Help the Rich, Not You

Sep 6, 2017

Big money will pull out all the stops to sell you a tax plan that exclusively benefits the wealthy. Don’t buy it.

Local Markets Nourish Families and Communities

Local Markets Nourish Families and Communities

Jul 29, 2015

Expanding access to fresh and local food is smart for people and the planet.

A Summer Storm is Brewing

A Summer Storm is Brewing

Jul 1, 2015

The need for our safety net is palpable, but the GOP’s hurricane budget is shredding it.

Congressional Coddling of the Rich

Congressional Coddling of the Rich

May 5, 2015

Congress is gutting vital programs for the poor while heaping billions of dollars of relief on a few wealthy families.

How Can We Serve Our Public Servants?

How Can We Serve Our Public Servants?

Apr 29, 2015

A federal program lets promising and indebted college grads pursue careers in the public interest.

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