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Tax Reform Should Begin With Making Polluters Pay
State and cities across the US want these toxic sites cleaned up.
What a State-Owned Bank Can Do for New Jersey
One of the major benefits to the state of having its own bank: it can borrow very cheaply in the money markets.
The Surprising Truth Behind Tax Day: Where Your Taxes Go
Individuals taxpayers will give the IRS its biggest boost on April 18, so we should know what the government is doing with our money. But we don't have to …
That Mexican Border Wall May Be Even Worse Than You Thought
The border wall is morphing into a monstrosity beyond our original fears.
Why Tax Resistance Under Trump Needs Its Antiwar Edge
There have always been fights about taxes — and there have always been demonstrations on April 15.
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The Trump Economy Myth and Job-Killing Policies
Propaganda is one thing, but Trump's actual policies will hurt job and wage growth once they kick in.
Filling in the Magic Asterisk: The Republican Tax Reform Proposal
Tell Speaker Ryan to keep his magic asterisks and leave the tax rates for the rich alone.
Taxcast: Staggering Numbers on the High Cost of Our Finance Sectors
We look at staggering statistics showing how the US finance sector is a net drag on their economy.
Filing Taxes Could Be Free and Simple, but H&R Block and Intuit Are Still Lobbying Against It
The makers online systems spent millions lobbying to permanently bar the government from offering taxpayers prefilled filings.
Should We Pay the Rich to Build Infrastructure, Then Pay Them to Use It?
Trump's promised $1 trillion plan to rebuild the nation's infrastructure will be as bad for us as his health care plan.