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Rev. Jesse Jackson on Taxing the Rich, Occupy Wall Street Protest and Palestinian Statehood (2)
On Monday, President Obama proposed a new tax on millionaires as part of his plan to close the deficit and responded to opponents who have labeled his plan "class …
Robert Reich | Will Obama’s Deficit Plan Jumpstart the Economy?
Lawrence O'Donnell gets analysis from former US Labor Secretary Robert Reich on President Obama's plan for taxin the rich as a way to cut the deficit.
Humans v. Corporations: Unequal Privacy
(Image: JR / Truthout) Who reads your mail? Nobody? It depends what system you use for communication. Paper mail that is delivered by the government-run U.S. Postal …
Unequal Responsibility for Crime
(Image: JR / Truthout) Consider this August 3, 2001, White House press briefing, in which the editor of Corporate Crime Reporter, Russell Mokhiber, asked a question of …
The Jobs Mirage: How Much More Work Do Humans Really Need?
Instead of clamor for jobs, why not clamor for a shorter workweek and divide the necessary work among more people?
Unequal Protection: Unequal Taxes
(Image: JR / Truthout) You must pay the price if you wish to secure the blessings. —President Andrew Jackson It costs money to run a government, and …
With CIA Help, New York Police Secretly Monitored Mosques, Muslim Communities Post-9/11
A new investigation by the Associated Press reveals how, after the attacks of September 11, 2001, the New York City Police Department decided it could no longer trust other …
Unequal Protection From Risk
(Image: JR / Truthout) When corporations gained the protections that had been written for persons in the United States, a substantial shift began in who bears what …
Robert Reich, Class of ’68, Speaks at Dartmouth “Leading Voices” Summer Lecture Series
Unequal Regulation
(Image: JR / Truthout) There’s a side to regulation that most people don’t think about, and it has far-reaching effects if representatives of corporations are writing the …