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Chinese Workers Paid $1 an Hour to Make Ivanka Trump’s Clothes
Workers at a factory in China that makes clothes for the Ivanka Trump clothing line and other labels made roughly $1 an hour.
One Hundred Days of Deconstruction: Part 3
Across the federal government, Trump is determining the country's fate. The first 100 days of deconstruction set the stage for 1,360 that will follow.
“It Is Profitable to Let the World Go to Hell”: Will Capitalism Doom the Planet?
Antony Lowenstein examines how the success of modern day capitalism “guarantees unfairness and rewards greed,” threatening society and the planet.
GOP Tax Cuts Defund the Very Things That Boost the Economy
Republicans are proposing huge, dramatic, unprecedented tax cuts, especially for corporations.
“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.