American Roulette
You take the risks, they reap the profits.
Overthrow Wall Street
We may not yet have reached our Tahrir Square moment, but it’s looming.
America Is Not Broke: Fiscal Reforms that Washington Needs to Consider
Taxing Wall Street, corporations and the wealthy; taxing pollution and ending environmentally harmful subsidies; and cutting military spending to bring America back.
A Main Street Fix to Wall Street’s Failure
Building a policy agenda to deepen the jobs debate, our new report looks at the structural issues behind the economic crisis and how we can transition to a new economy based on Main Street.
A Main Street Jobs Agenda
Putting more money in the hands of those who already have jobs so they can buy more Chinese imports does very little to put Americans to work in good jobs that pay good wages.
How Occupy is Transforming Our National Conversation
In just two months, the Occupy movement has begun to unseat an economic narrative that held sway for thirty years.
Big Banks are Doing Just Fine, Thank You
This virtual abandonment of local economies by Wall Street exploded when Uncle Sam bailed out the big banks.
America Is Not Broke
How to pay for the crisis while making the country more equitable, green, and secure.
Thanksgiving on Wall Street
Dear Lord, thanks for all that gravy.
Not All Taxes Have to Hurt
Millionaires, who rightfully are the target for paying more, want us to think that any changes in the tax code will mean that we’ll all be paying more too.
Emerging Economies Join G20 Coalition to Tax Speculation
The struggle to tax Wall Street moved forward in Cannes.
The 99 Percent Have Found Our Voice
These are days of action in more than 400 occupied places across the nation. As we change the national conversation, we can dismantle the barriers to change.
Paulson’s Plaintive Plea
Just because he lives in a 28,000-square-foot, $15-million mansion, why should this billionaire be targeted as an example of plutocratic excess?
The Costs of Wall Street Greed
Despite growing support in Europe and elsewhere, the Obama administration has remained opposed to a Wall Street tax.
Taxing the Wall Street Casino Fact Sheet
Governments around the world are struggling to deal with the crushing problems of joblessness, poverty, and climate change. A financial speculation tax is the best option on the table to raise the massive revenues needed to address these urgent needs.