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Trump Considers Gutting Rules That Prevent Corporate Offshore Tax Dodging
Trump already passed a $1.5 trillion tax cut that contained incentives for corporations to shift money overseas in 2017.
Senate Bill Would Cut Social Security Operations Again
Years of cuts to the Social Security Administration's operating budget have taken their toll.
The US Economic System Doesn’t Just Allow Poverty — It Generates Poverty
We need to accurately define poverty. But most of all, we need to end it.
Taxing Financial Transactions Is More Strategic Than Taxing High Wealth
If we rely overwhelmingly on taxing a small group of super-rich people, they could simply renounce their citizenship.
Job Growth Remains Slow in September
The economy added 136,000 jobs in September -- considerably lower than the 179,000 average for the last year.
California Rebukes Predatory Wall Street Megabanks With New Public Bank Law
California is the second state in the U.S. after North Dakota to allow the creation of public banks.
Airbnb Rentals Are Displacing Mexico City Residents as Rents Surge
Mexico City rents have skyrocketed, forcing long-term residents to relocate.
Neither Democrats Nor Republicans Will Admit the Problem Is Capitalism Itself
Cycles of growth followed by downturns is how capitalism has functioned for 250 years.
Documentary Exposes Wall Street Power Behind Global Gentrification Boom
“PUSH” reveals how the marriage of private equity and real estate is driving the current housing crisis.
Big Banks Are Shifting Mortgages Made Riskier by Climate Change Onto Taxpayers
Researchers hope to spur debate about lending policies for regions increasingly at risk in a warming world.