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“A Land Grab by the Ruling Elites”: Trump’s Tax Plan Derided for Benefiting the Rich
The tax plan was unveiled on Wednesday by two former executives at Goldman Sachs.
A Financial Report to President Trump
A financial report for Trump.
Building on the Tax Marches
Grassroots activists are taking the tax justice fight to Goldman Sachs, demanding that Wall Street start paying its fair share.
The State of Capitalism — When and Why Will It End?
In this educational video, Marxist economist and founder of Democracy at Work, Richard Wolff, talks about capitalism's current and future state.
In an Increasingly Unequal Society, It’s Time to Reclaim the US Budget From the Pentagon
The US military budget equals that of the world's next seven biggest military spenders — combined.
Why American Nationalism Is Dangerous for Workers
Trump's “Buy American, Hire American” executive order signals a return to his economic nationalist agenda.
Private Prison and Border Security Contractors Lobby Congress Over Trump’s Border Wall
As lobbyists swarm Congress, the government is facing a possible shutdown over the wall.
The Trumps’ Conflict of Interest Issues: A Primer
The decisions by the president and his daughter not to create truly blind trusts mean that concern over potential conflicts of interest will likely persist.
Why Are We Counting on Uber to Fund Key Research?
While Uber's impact on the taxi industry is clearly not a joke, the market valuation of the company may well be.
Taxcast: The Panama Papers, One Year On
We also discuss the raid on Credit Suisse, and new data exposing the profit shifting shennanigans of the EU's biggest banks.