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Progressive Lawmakers Unveil Alternative Budget: Tax the Rich, Cut the Pentagon
The Congressional Progressive Caucus unveiled a federal budget proposal March 13 that would stimulate employment, raise taxes on the wealthy, cut the Pentagon budget and reduce the budget deficit.
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Henry A. Giroux | Mad Stories and the Politics of Disposability in Paul Ryan’s World
Paul Ryan's budget plan offers a narrative for the American public that makes clear that those who occupy the bottom rungs of American society are to be considered disposable.
Overturning Citizens United: Is a Constitutional Amendment the Best Path to Limit Dark Money?
On Tuesday, Independent Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont and Democratic Rep. Ted Deutch of Florida introduced a constitutional amendment to overturn Citizen's United.
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Which Members of Congress Are Standing Up for Economic Decency
Norman Solomon: Some
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The Impossible Dream: Stan Fischer, Fed Chairman
Should the governor of the Bank of Israel become the next chairman of the Fed?
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Ryan the Redistributionist
If any party is into redistribution, it is the Republicans. And Paul Ryan is leading the charge.
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Corporate-Approved State Bills Kick Low-Wage Workers While They’re Down
Wage-suppression laws are the latest strike in a war of attrition waged by “private sector leaders.”
Rick Wolff: A Cure for Capitalism?
Employment's up, wealth's up, but the benefits of both are increasingly concentrated in the hands of a few.
Once Upon a Time, Corporations Paid Taxes
The current European revolt against CEO greed might leave Corporate Europe looking just like Corporate America u2014 in the 1950s.