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Starvation Wages Are a “Crime”: Lessons From MLK and the 1968 Memphis Sanitation Strike, 50 Years Later
H.B. Crockett and William ‘'Bill'’ Lucy discuss more.
DC Joins Seven States With Campaigns to Close Carried Interest Loophole
A tax loophole has made obscenely wealthy financial executives even wealthier.
Under GOP Tax Law, Top 1% Get Extra $33,000 per Year. The Poor? $40
The tax break for the wealthiest is even larger when corporate tax cuts, reduction of the estate tax are factored in.
A Dispatch From the UK University Staff Strikes
After years of seeing budget surpluses spent on vanity projects, lecturers rebelled against proposed pension cuts.
Scandal-Ridden Wells Fargo Rips Off Customers While Funding the Gun Industry and Carceral State
Big banks play a major role in the gun industry.
Going Backward in Trump Era, Big Bank Investment in World’s Dirtiest Energy Projects Surged in 2017
The tar sands sector received major support from banks last year.
While Workers Get Crumbs, GOP Tax Scam Analysis Details $25 Billion Bonanza for Big Oil
Proposals put forth by Republicans are primarily designed to benefit big businesses.
In the Age of Trump and “Janus v. AFSCME,” Labor Must Rethink Its Organizing Strategies
We must create an economic crisis, says activist.
Dahr Jamail | What Happens to a One-Industry Town When the One Industry Is the Military?
Bases may seem a boon, but cost more than they're worth.
Dean Baker | High CEO Pay: It’s What Friends Are For
The inequitable pay of corporate CEOs is well documented.