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Self-Reporting Creates $385 Billion “Tax Gap“
The real divide in US incomes isn't between the top 1 percent and the other 99 percent. It's between those whose income is reported by their employers to the …
America’s Superficial Health Care Debate Silences Single-Payer Supporters
Georgetown University law students wait in line for admission tickets to view oral arguments on the constitutionality of the health care law, outside the Supreme Court in Washington, March …
The Invisible Hand Is Invisible Because It Isn’t There
(Image: Jared Rodriguez / Truthout)Americans have had it drilled into them that government is bad, but a new narrative is surfacing. Last Thursday, Roosevelt Institute Senior Fellow Jeff Madrick …
Obama and Romney Are Politicians, Not Visionaries
Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, a candidate for the Republican presidential nomination, right, and Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) shake hands during a campaign event at Lawrence University in Appleton, …
Keystone XL’s Dirty Little Secret
The people and companies pushing the tar-sands pipeline don't want you to know that most of this oil won't be made into gasoline for our vehicles. “It's certainly true,” …
Let’s Ditch the Empty Suits as Politicians and Bring Back Real Fiscal Policy
America hasn't always had a Congress full of can't-do seat-warmers, small thinkers and penny pinchers determined to castrate the national government and let bankers and CEOs run the world. …
Son of Frackenstein
In a few short years the term “fracking” went from obscurity, mostly mistaken for an obscenity, to a household word, now often associated with flammable tap water. The technology …
Using Community Gardens to Grow Low-Income Communities Out of Food Deserts
As part of the 10 Ideas: Social Innovation to End Discrimination series, a proposal to put food stamps to work supporting community gardens and giving low-income families access to …
North Sea Gas Leak: Experts Assess Climate Impact of Ongoing Accident
The sizeable leak from a plugged well raises fresh concerns about accidents and methane's role in global warming. The French energy company Total estimates that its North Sea Elgin …
A Trend Toward Anti-Immigrant, Anti-Choice Laws
2011 saw a record number of laws restricting abortion in U.S. states. It also saw a record number of state anti-immigrant laws. Coincidence? Maybe not. In 2011, U.S. states …