Chuck Collins / OtherWordsSep 11, 2019
If history is a guide, the first to pay for much-needed government programs will be the broad middle class—but it doesn't have to be this way. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Jessica Corbett / Common DreamsSep 2, 2019
A report details how the Trump administration's "signature plan" to help low-income communities "fueled a wave of developments financed by and built for the wealthiest Americans." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Jim Hightower /Apr 25, 2019
The plutocratic ripoff is so shameful and un-American that a group of embarrassed rich people are calling for the GOP tax law's repeal. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
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Howie Hawkins / Popular ResistanceApr 15, 2019
An honest analysis of the tax system calls out in stark detail the extreme injustice of the U.S. economy and highlights the need to transform it. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )
Frank Clemente / OtherWordsApr 14, 2019
Few Americans say they’re paying less in taxes, despite the GOP’s promise that the huge tax cuts they passed were for the middle class. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Josh Hoxie / OtherWordsFeb 11, 2019
Serious proposals are on the table to address the deepening divide between the uber-rich and the rest of us. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Kayla Kitson / OtherWordsAug 23, 2018
Very few businesses have raised wages thanks to corporate tax cuts, but executives and lawmakers are buying new yachts. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Robert Reich / RobertReich.OrgFeb 11, 2018
Public policies such as President Trump’s tax cuts and President Reagan’s legalization of stock buybacks are tilted to the benefit of those at the top. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Alex Henderson / AlterNetFeb 5, 2018
The superrich won't acknowledge that lower-income earners are caught in an expensive, vicious cycle. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Robert Reich / TruthdigFeb 4, 2018
Donald Trump's voters bought a lot of what he said during his campaign, but in his first year as president he's often done the opposite of what he assured Americans before taking office. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
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