Foreign Aid Is Afghanistan’s Resource Curse
With endless foreign aid, the US has undercut mechanisms of democratic accountability in Afghanistan and should not be surprised at the results.
These Hedges Need Trimming
Are hedge funds a financial service or a racket?
How We Pay for CEO “Performance”
A gaping tax loophole pads executive pay and the federal debt.
Pro-Austerity CEOs Rake in Taxpayer-Subsidized Pay
Ordinary Americans who rely on government retirement benefits are actually subsidizing runaway CEO pay.
The Art of Inequality
Monumental gifts to museums are coinciding with the erosion of arts programs at the nation’s public schools.
Corporate Tax Dodgers: 10 Companies and Their Tax Loopholes
A new report looks at 10 U.S. corporations that have used an array of tax loopholes and corporate subsidies to slash their tax bills: Bank of America, Citigroup, ExxonMobil, FedEx, General Electric, Honeywell, Merck, Microsoft, Pfizer, and Verizon.
Shouldn’t We Base Our Tax Policy on More than Hunches?
The latest economic evidence supports raising taxes on the richest Americans.
Under-Taxing the Rich Is Uncivilized
We all pay for those cuts down the road.
Transplanting Taxes from Corporations to the Rest of Us
American taxpayers are increasingly picking up the tab for unpaid corporate taxes.
Happy Birthday, Dear Income Tax
Here are five lessons for progressives from our first century of income taxes.
Obama 2.0: Yes We Can Raise Taxes
These four progressive proposals have bipartisan potential.
The Dropped Ball
While the White House and much of the media spun the hurried late-night move as a victory for the middle class, it was a win paid for with new tax cuts worth hundreds of billions of dollars for America’s wealthiest families.
Billionaires with No Skin in the Game
If the top two percent is up in arms about losing their Bush tax cuts, why aren’t they generating any street heat?
In Fact, Fairly Taxing the Rich Won’t Scare Them Away
Recent research debunks some of the most common arguments against raising taxes on the richest Americans.
New IPS Proposal Would Scrap Most of the Deficit
Without trimming the safety net, an Institute for Policy Studies framework would shrink the federal budget deficit by $881 billion per year while making the United States more equitable, green, and secure.