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Trump’s Proposed Tax Overhaul Would Give Billions to Trump and Cabinet While Sparking Global “Tax War”
A look at how Trump's proposal would shower billions in tax cuts upon the wealthiest Americans.
George Monbiot: We Need a New Political Story of Empathy and Sharing to Replace Neoliberalism
We don't need to change human nature, we need to reveal it.
Trump’s Global Resorts Put Profit First, Environment Last, Critics Say
Trump's environmental record is abysmal.
The New Co-op Helping Formerly Incarcerated People Find Work — and Heal
Washington, DC, has the highest incarceration rate in the country.
Fifty-One GOP Senators Just Voted to Cut $1.5 Trillion From Medicare and Medicaid to Give Super-Rich and Corporations a Tax Cut
The Republican budget, declared Sen. Sanders after its passage, “is not a bad bill. It's a horrific bill.”
Economic Update: Success of New York Worker Co-ops
This week's episode discusses the passage of California Disclose Act, and more.
In the US, Debtors’ Prisons Are Alive and Well
Peter Edelman discusses his new book.
Mnuchin Gives It Away: “It’s Very Hard Not to Give Tax Cuts to the Wealthy”
The man who wrote Trump's tax plan claims the laws of math forced him to give the rich a huge tax cut.
How to Say No to Amazon
There are better ways to spend economic development dollars.
Freed Puerto Rican Political Prisoner Oscar López Rivera on US Colonialism After Hurricane Maria
Oscar Lopez Rivera discusses Puerto Rico after the hurricanes.