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The 0.01 Percent’s “I Reap All” Accounts
Multimillionaires and billionaires are shielding vast fortunes from taxation with monstrously huge IRAs.
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Beware the Fear Industrial Complex
For every fear there is a corresponding product: something that you can buy to make you feel safer.
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Dark Money in Coal Country
The dark money group gunning for Republican Senator Mitch McConnell's re-election has spent at least $14 million so far.
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Germany Leaves the Euro Zone, and the Problem Is?
If Germany left the euro zone, the problems of the other countries would be largely over.
The Special Interest Problem – An Analysis
The long-standing dissatisfaction with politicians, especially on the national level, must be channeled into a popular campaign to free the legislators and policy makers from the influence of narrow …
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Gerrymandering: A Plague on Both Our Parties!
Gerrymandering is the byproduct of a failed democracy.
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We Demand Radical Bail Reform!
The presumption of innocence should be respected for all citizens, not just the rich. Setting bail out of the financial reach of ordinary citizens assures that jails are …
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Maya Schenwar | Mandatory Rehab Is Just the Newest Front in the War on Drugs
Sentencing people to diversion programs still involves uprooting and confining them in an effort to make society “safer.”
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Unbelievable GOP Statements on Voter Suppression
You would think that making it easier for citizens to vote would be something for everyone in a democracy to celebrate.
“Let Us Graduate!” Garfield High School Walks Out on Budget Cuts
Seattle's Garfield High School has once again moved into collective struggle.