Taxes

There is an alternative to austerity; its name is ‘progressive taxes.’

Robert Reich: Why would government incentivize carbon emissions and discourage higher ed? Ask Republicans.

Before there was Citizens United, a modern Tea Party movement, or national momentum to ban corporate personhood, Thom Hartmann shows that resistance to corporate power is just as patriotic …

Short-term efforts to close budget gaps can have a disastrous long-term impact.

Richard Eskow: There are many more astonishing facts to be found in the world of corporate taxation.

Even the mainstream media - after much initial sloppy, knee-jerk reporting - finally realized that they and the American public were being played by the Republican Party.

Massive budget cuts across Chicago have the potential to cripple any chance of equal education in low income areas.

Though no one loves paying taxes - or dues - both are vital to the survival of our democracy.

Dean Baker: The Trans-Pacific Partnership and a US-EU deal are not intended to boost the economy.

The story of how Lawrence Davidson's vacation became a cruise into the mind of right wing Americans.