Austerity

Hiking Military Spending, Trump Budget Would Cut Medicaid by $1.1 Trillion

Speaking in Puerto Rico, Warren Says, 'With Trump, Cruelty Not an Accident' But 'Part of the Plan'

Andrea Germanos, staff writer

Puerto Rico, says Massachusetts senator, is "a clear example of how well the federal government works for Wall Street" but not for everyone else

Denouncing Focus on Violence, Women March in France to Reclaim Anti-Austerity Message of 'Yellow Vests'

Jon Queally, staff writer

"All the media ever reports is the violence, and we are forgetting the root of...

Bolsonaro Unveils Mass Privatization Plan for Brazil While Slashing Taxes for Rich and Wages for Poor

Julia Conley, staff writer

"The far right everywhere exploit popular discontent for the benefit of the one...

'Punitive, Mean-Spirited' Austerity Has Unleashed 'Great Misery' Across UK, Says UN Report

With No Mention of Climate Crisis and More Austerity, Theresa May's UK Budget Decried as "Insult to Our Young People's Future"

As GOP Moves to Cut Medicare and Social Security, 60% of Americans Say Repeal Trump Tax Scam Instead

'This Election Is Last Chance to Stop Them': Kudlow Confirms Trump and GOP Ready to Gut Safety Net After Midterms

As Brazil Mourns, Government Neglect and Austerity Blamed for 'Unbearable Catastrophe' of National Museum Fire

Trump's Executive Order on Retirement Accounts Panned as 'Cruel Joke on American Workers'

Ontario's Right-Wing Government Hit With Class-Action Lawsuit for Canceling Basic Income Program

With 'Carefully Calculated Strategy' to Slash Safety Net Underway, White House Claims War on Poverty 'Largely Over'

Sounding Alarm Over Possible #GOPTaxScam 2.0, 130 Groups Warn Lawmakers Against 'Another Massive Tax Cut' for Wealthy

'Catastrophe' for Poor and Vulnerable as Trumpian Doug Ford Wins in Ontario

Police Unleash 'Brutal Attacks' on Anti-Austerity Protesters in Puerto Rico

With Tax Scam Complete, GOP Caucus Unveils Insane Budget Blueprint to Attack Safety Net

Further

We Are Not Greece, Portugal Is Not Cyprus, Or Is It

Calling on "all citizens, with or without party, with or without a job, with or without hope," a coalition of groups across Europe plan a June 1 demonstration, People United Against The Troika!, to protest austerity measures imposed by the troika of all-powerful financial institutions that have led to unemployment, foreclosures, social inequity and cuts in health care and education, all in the name of a debt crisis that "once again privatizes profits and socializes losses, while demanding...