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Views International Tax Emergency. A Critical Time for Developing Nations to Speak Up! Developing countries lose at least $100 billion hidden away each year by multinationals in the world's tax havens. This must end. Read more |
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News 'So Awful': Military Returns to Streets in Chile as Unrest Simmers The president's suspension of the public transporation fare hike has not stopped protests. Read more |
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Views We're Not "Polarized" Everywhere. In Maine, Democracy and Green Energy Win Big How often I hear that in “polarized” America rural voters will reject a green agenda out of hand. For them, green means liberal, tree-hugging snobs, unconcerned about the struggles of real working people. But last week that frame busted for me when I had a chance to speak with Chloe Maxmin, a 27... Read more |
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Further Me Sad. Country Dead Photo by Eduardo Munoz/ Reuters Ah, another week at the circus, with the usual accretion of train-wreck follies : Another rally of delusions and lies, the disclosure our befuddled Dear Leader doesn't know the name of his Defense Secretary while he makes up facts as he goes along, and the admission... Read more |
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Views Our Tax System Rewards Polluters Last year, the biggest fossil fuel companies paid zero dollars in taxes — and actually received billions in rebates. Read more |
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News House Democrats Demand Probe Into 'Suspicious' Stock Trades Surrounding Economy-Shifting Statements by Trump "Multiple large trades, resulting in billions in profit, occurred shortly before geopolitical events or statements by the president of the United States that moved the markets significantly." Read more |
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Views The World Bank Must Put People Before Profit The World Bank's Maximizing Finance for Development (MFD) agenda is a coup for global capital—steamrolling the poor and vulnerable to pave the way for private profit. Read more |
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Views The Greening of the New Deal The great depression and the climate crisis, new deals then and now. Read more |
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News House Hearing Highlights How Corporate Stock Buybacks Enrich the Wealthy While Rigging Economy Against Workers "The biggest American companies are clearly making enough profit to spend these record amounts giving raises to their shareholders via stock buybacks, and yet average workers aren't getting any raises." Read more |
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Further Dancing With the Angels Elijah Cummings walks with community leaders in Baltimore 2015 to preach against violence amidst unrest after the murder of Freddie Gray. Photo by David Goldman/AP. Front photo AP So Sad. We mourn the sudden, too-soon passing of Rep. Elijah Cummings, 68, son of sharecropper parents, beloved... Read more |