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Warren Calls for Increased Funding for the IRS, Which Has Been Gutted by GOP
Republicans have spent years cutting IRS funding, lending a helping hand to wealthy tax dodgers.
Tax Cuts and Voter Suppression Laws Are Working Together to Lock in Plutocracy
State lawmakers are moving hard and fast to keep their wealthy backers wealthy.
The Federal Reserve Has Fueled Wall Street at the Expense of the Rest of Us
The Federal Reserve stokes inequality, says Christopher Leonard, author of the new book “The Lords of Easy Money.”
Vaccine Profits Minted 9 New Billionaires While Vaccine Apartheid Drove Omicron
The super-rich have prolonged the pandemic as 99 percent of the world's people have seen their incomes drop.
Omicron Supply-Chain Disruptions Are Hitting Low-Income Communities the Hardest
When the supply of essential goods gets scarce, poorer countries and individuals get frozen out of the market.
Bree Newsome Bass: “Capitalism Has to Collapse”
Organizers Kelly Hayes and Bree Newsome Bass discuss long COVID, voting rights and getting organized.
World’s 10 Richest Men Doubled Their Wealth as Many Lost All During Pandemic
Growing wealth inequality “is not by chance, but choice,” Oxfam authors wrote.
MLK’s Poor People’s Campaign Isn’t Over. We’re Planning a Mass Protest for June.
King spent his last birthday organizing poor people of all races against immoral spending priorities.
Senate Finance Chair Accuses Rich Developers of Exploiting Trump Tax Break
Sen. Ron Wyden is investigating developers' abuse of Trump tax breaks that purported to benefit poor communities.
Southern States Largely Excluded From Historic Minimum Wage Increases
Eight Southern states have minimum wages equal to the current federal minimum of $7.25.