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Sanders Derides Congress for Fully Funding Military Amid Housing Crisis
“It's time to pay attention to the needs of working families,” the Vermont senator said.
The Global South Is on the Brink of a Disastrous Debt Crisis. Reform Is Urgent.
The coming debt crisis will surpass that of the 1980s and disproportionately impact women, economist Ilene Grabel warns.
This Decades-Old Legal Loophole Allows Billionaires to Avoid Medicare Taxes
Most working Americans have to pay Medicare taxes, but some of Wall Street’s richest figures found a way to opt out.
Trump’s Pick to Lead FTC Wants to Roll Back Regulations and End “War on Mergers”
Andrew Ferguson’s agenda also reportedly includes ditching “novel and legally dubious consumer protection cases.”
Unions Brace Themselves as Trump Prepares to Defang Labor Board
Trump’s NLRB will likely be filled with lawyers from the union-busting world hell-bent on rolling back workers’ gains.
Wealth of the World’s Billionaires Has More Than Doubled Over the Past Decade
Driven by massive inequality, the world's richest grew their fortune from $6.3 trillion to $14 trillion.
4.3M Consumers Set to Get Checks From Agency Trump and Musk Want to “Delete”
The CFPB will distribute $1.8 billion to those charged illegal junk fees or defrauded by credit repair companies.
Progressives Say Trump’s Pick to Run IRS Will Spark “Open Season for Tax Cheats”
Former Rep. Billy Long has repeatedly sponsored legislation to dismantle the IRS and repeal all estate taxes.
Elon Musk Targets Consumer Protection Agency for Deletion
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has often incensed the nation's most powerful financial entities.
In Social Media Posts, Trump Threatens Tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China
Trump vowed to place 25 percent tariffs on all goods coming from Mexico and Canada, and to increase tariffs on China.