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GAO Finds US Companies Only Pay One-Third of Corporate Tax Rate
CEOs claim the US has the world's highest corporate tax rate, but they actually pay less than most workers
Mark Dworkin and Melissa Young: A New Economy for Present Times
Cooperatives in the United States have existed more or less under the radar.
Austerity Blitz: Eurozone Notes From Beyond the Grave
Tough austerity measures imposed by the EU without any consideration for the damage such policies inflict on human lives and the social fabric of societies in general have generated …
Pledge to Take Action Against the Trans-Pacific Partnership
PopularResistance.org is excited to announce it's first action campaign. In collaboration with groups that have been working to expose and oppose the secretive trade agreement that the Obama administration …
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The High Road to 21st Century Economic Success
On the high road to the future, we would use government institutions to put people to work in support of the common good.
Economic Update: Capitalism’s Social Costs
Updates on Obamacare's
The Crime of Fighting Poverty: Local Currency’s Success in Kenya Ends in Forgery Charges
A new currency is backed by the local community, but the Central Bank of Kenya initiated charges of forgery.
Does the Treasury Secretary Have to Be a Lobbyist for Wall Street in Europe?
A financial transaction tax has huge support in Europe, and the too-big-to-fail crowd is scared to death it will succeed.
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“Pure” Capitalism Is Pure Fantasy
Call it “crony, gangster, casino” or “monopoly” capitalism, its supposedly objectionable features - big government, monopolies, the Federal Reserve, welfare, taxation and labor unions - are intrinsic to any …
The Expendables: How the Temps Who Power Corporate Giants Are Getting Crushed
Across America, temporary work has become a mainstay of the economy.