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An Open Letter to Obama: If You Want Money for the Climate, Tax Wall Street
An innovative new tax could fund climate transition and help rebuild the social safety net. So why is the White House knocking it?
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Dean Baker | Bernie Sanders Takes It to Wall Street With Financial Transactions Tax
We now have one presidential candidate who is prepared to support a strong FTT.
Fast Track: A Gut-Kick to the Progressive Movement
It's time to put people and the planet above giant corporations and Wall Street.
Celebrating the Flash Crash With a Wall Street Sales Tax
This week marks the fifth anniversary of the flash crash. There was no event in the world that triggered the plunge.
Big Banks Claim Reform Will Hurt the Economy. Here’s Why That’s BS
If we don't fix this house of cards, it will fall on us again.
Wall Street Banks on Buying the Democrats’ Love
Big Money is threatening to withhold campaign donations unless liberal politicians get “friendlier.”
Can Labor Bring Wall Street Back to Main Street?
Can we bring back your friendly bank teller?
How Wall Street Used Swaps to Get Rich at the Expense of Cities
A recent report by Saqib Bhatti of the Roosevelt Institute describes a number of financial deals between Wall Street and municipalities as predatory.
Robin Hood Tax Coalition Calls on Congress to Fulfill Dr. King’s Calls for a Beloved Community
With Americans marking the 47th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. just days earlier, a broad coalition of community activists will converge on 25 US …
Wall Street Bonuses Double Full-Time Minimum Wage Worker Earnings
Wall Street bonuses totaled $28.5 billion in 2014 u2014double the annual earnings of more than 1 million American full-time minimum wage workers.