By Deirdre Fulton / Common DreamsFeb 3, 2017
The president is set to scale back the 2010 Dodd-Frank financial-overhaul law and roll back an Obama-era financial regulation. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
By Ellen Brown / Web of DebtDec 8, 2016
Creating jobs requires an injection of new money into the American economy. Borrowing from the bond markets or off the balance sheet in public/private partnerships won’t do it. So if Congress won’t issue money directly, it should borrow from banks, which create money out of thin air. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )
By Deirdre Fulton / Common DreamsNov 30, 2016
Sen. Elizabeth Warren vows to fight the 21st Century Cures Act "because I know the difference between compromise and extortion." Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
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By Lauren McCauley / Common DreamsSep 30, 2016
Public Citizen finds that total corporate spending on just eight local measures has topped $139 million. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
By Jan Rocha / Climate News NetworkAug 24, 2016
The promise to improve favela conditions, for example, was simply abandoned. Instead, many communities were forcibly removed to make way for Olympic projects. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigAug 20, 2016
Tim Canova explains why he complained to the Federal Election Commission over information found in DNC emails and says Depression-era types of public investment could bring general prosperity to Americans. Dig deeper ( 21 Min. Read )
By Mike KraussAug 6, 2016
More than 100 years ago, Congress surrendered the power to create money to private banks. If we take it back, we can extinguish debt, rebuild public infrastructure and propel the economy forward like a rocket. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
By Nadia Prupis / Common DreamsAug 3, 2016
Missoula "desired to own the water system that serves its residents because city officials believe a community’s water system is a public asset best owned and operated by the public,” the state's supreme court wrote. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Emma Niles / TruthdigJul 3, 2016
The founder of SMART ALEC, a progressive nonprofit, is determined to help people take control of public policy. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
By Matt Stannard / Public Banking InstituteJun 15, 2016
Public banks give people the right to share in sustainable abundance—a goal that neoliberalism makes impossible. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )
By Ellen Brown / Web of DebtMay 4, 2016
Despite North Dakota’s collapsing oil market, its state-owned bank continues to report record profits. With 50 times North Dakota’s population, California could do the same. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigMar 21, 2016
The Commercial Energy Working Group is one of Washington’s many lobbying organizations working to make government friendlier to business, but who it represents is a secret. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
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