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Economy
Can Cooperatives Save Us From the Next Economic Crisis?
Collectively owned co-ops are taking on the pillars of monopoly capitalism.
What Is a Marginal Tax Rate? The Rich Are Misleading You.
Most people don’t understand how tax rates work, and the wealthy are exploiting that lack of knowledge.
If You Don’t Get Your Tax Refund, Thank the Trump Shutdown
The absence of 2018 tax refunds will be a gut punch to the national economy.
Standing Rock’s Surprising Legacy: A Push for Public Banks
Here’s what a city needs, and could gain, from municipal banking.
States Lead the Way on Retirement Policy
Many states have stepped forward to offer low-cost portable retirement plans through a state-sponsored system.
Ocasio-Cortez Proposes 70 Percent Tax on Mega-Rich to Pay for “Green New Deal”
Ocasio-Cortez told Anderson Cooper that taxing the super-rich would help fund the fight against climate change.
Economy Adds 312,000 Jobs in December and Wage Growth Creeps Upward
In spite of the strong job growth, the unemployment rate edged up to 3.9 percent.
This Radical Plan to Fund the Green New Deal Just Might Work
A network of public banks could fund the Green New Deal.
Starve the Beast
CEOs now make 361 times more than the average worker.
IRS Cuts Audits of Rich, Steps Up Audits of Poor After Budget Cuts
Thanks to GOP budget cuts, the IRS allows rich people to avoid paying billions while persecuting the working poor.