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![Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont speaks at SiriusXM Studios on December 20, 2019, in New York City.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2021/06/GettyImages-1195084301-400x300.jpg)
Fighting Inequality in One of the Nation’s Most Unequal States
Recovery For All is demanding tax reform as a crucial step toward reducing racial and economic disparity in Connecticut.
![Black Lives Matter protesters march on the anniversary of the death of George Floyd, in Brooklyn, New York, on May 25, 2021.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2021/06/GettyImages-1233109891-400x300.jpg)
To End Racial Capitalism, We Will Need to Take On the Institution of Policing
Activists who are working to defund the police are also part of a collective struggle to end neoliberal capitalism.
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25 Richest Americans Pay Few Taxes — Partly Thanks to the “Family Fund” Loophole
Billionaires’ “family investment offices” help them to dodge taxes and snarl efforts to make their finances transparent.
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To Address Increasing Inequality and Global Poverty, We Must Cancel Debt
Massive debt levels are creating a global crisis. “The slates must be wiped clean,” says scholar Eric Toussaint.
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New Analysis Shows Just How Little Richest .001 Percent Pay in Taxes
Recent wealth gains of U.S. billionaires compared to IRS data show the true tax rate paid by the mega-rich.
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Even With Light at the End of the Pandemic Tunnel, We Mustn’t Be Complacent
The hope of economic recovery can unravel very quickly if we give in to GOP pressure against a big infrastructure bill.
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The GOP Only Cares About the Debt Ceiling When Spending Goes Toward the People
In the GOP mindset, busting through the debt ceiling is OK so long as the money flows to the wealthy through tax cuts.
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Unregulated Cryptocurrency Bubble Could Send the Economy Into a Tailspin
Bank regulators are rushing to create cryptocurrency rules amid fears that a crypto crash could have wider effects.
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It’s Time to Bust the Myth That Endless Economic Growth Is Good for Us
The constraints of capitalism are preventing us from achieving real human fulfillment and progress.
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Sanders Rejects Top Dems’ Push for Big Tax Break for the Rich
Prominent Democrats from blue states are demanding full restoration of the tax break in Biden's infrastructure package.