Truthout
Economy
“Gang of Six” Holds Progressive Line on Taxes
The Progressive Caucus has laid down these six principles for tax reform.
Bill Moyers: The Truth Behind Grover Norquist’s Pledge
There's more to Grover Norquist's anti-tax pledge than ideology or principle - it's also about Norquist's efforts keep taxes low for his donor base of billionaires.
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Fast-Food Workers Ride Crest of “Simmering Strike Wave” Sweeping Nation
Strike fever isn't just for Walmart workers anymore.
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Republican and Democratic “Remedies” Ensure More Crises, but Alternatives That Work Are Taboo
Both Republican and Democratic plans for the economy leave the system that produced this crisis and will produce more crises unchanged. There IS an alternative, argues economist Rick Wolff.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Google Hid Money Offshore to Dodge $2 Billion in Taxes, and More
Students at one of the last free universities in the US rebel against Cooper Union's plans to start charging tuition, and more.
The Budget Thugs: What Do They Know About the Economy?
They missed the housing bubble that put us in these dire straits. Now they expect us to trust their demands for social welfare cuts.
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Highway Robbery
Your Social Security or the Fiscal Cliff?
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Hawaii Teachers Unleash Work-to-Rule Campaign
Two years after an imposed contract stuck them with wage and benefit cuts, the teachers are building momentum to win a better deal in 2013.
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Unemployment Rate Edges Down to 7.7 Percent as Job Growth Slows
Self-employment jumped by 163,000 in November.