European Parliament Supports Robin Hood Tax in Landslide Vote
Yeas outnumbered nays by a margin of 6-to-1. The next step will be a vote in the European Council, which is likely to happen in early 2013.
View ArticleOur Great Fiscal Opportunity
This is a chance for the American public to engage in a critical debate over national priorities.
View ArticleFix the Debt Empties Its Trojan Horse
The corporate-driven campaign didn't get everything it wanted with the fiscal deal, but it's likely to continue to be a major force as budget talks continue.
View Article4 Modest Wishes for New Treasury Secretary Jack Lew
If you're confirmed, please at least be open to a respectful dialogue over bold progressive tax and financial reform ideas.
View ArticleObama 2.0: Yes We Can Raise Taxes
These four progressive proposals have bipartisan potential.
View ArticleGiant Victory in Europe on Taxing Financial Speculation
European ministers didn't even have to take a formal vote because it was obvious that there was sufficient support to move ahead.
View ArticleIn El Salvador, a Rose in the Concrete
Last March, two rival gangs met in a Salvadoran prison to forge an unlikely truce.
View ArticleNo Game-Changer
Obama's State of the Union address nudged the debate in the right direction, but not far enough.
View ArticleHappy Birthday, Dear Income Tax
Here are five lessons for progressives from our first century of income taxes.
View ArticleBehind the Kitchen Door: A Must-Read for Anyone Who Eats at Restaurants
More than half of the nation's worst-paid jobs are related to food. Saru Jayaraman's new book dives into the explosive movement for better rights for those who plant, process, and cook the food we eat.
View ArticleFacing the Threat of the Trans-Pacific Treaty
Damage from 20 years of NAFTA shows us why latest trade deal must be stopped. Free trade creates rich people, poor communities.
View ArticleInequality in the Social Security Debate
How benefit cuts would impact health industry CEOs versus home health aides.
View ArticleNew Report Exposes Extreme Disparity in the Social Security Debate
Compared with ordinary Americans, CEOs pushing cuts have little to lose. CEO-backed cuts would reduce retirement benefits for a typical home care worker by almost 16 percent.
View ArticleCorporate Tax Dodgers: 10 Companies and Their Tax Loopholes
A new report looks at 10 U.S. corporations that have used an array of tax loopholes and corporate subsidies to slash their tax bills: Bank of America, Citigroup, ExxonMobil, FedEx, General Electric,...
View ArticleHow About a Tax System for the 99 Percent?
Feeling like taxes are more unfair than ever?
View ArticleInside-outside Strategy on Wall Street Tax
countries are already raising significant revenue from national financial transaction taxes.
View Article"Fix the Debt" CEOs Enjoy Taxpayer-Subsidized Pay
A new report by IPS and Campaign for America's Future shows that America’s top CEOs are pocketing massive taxpayer subsidies at the same time they’re pushing austerity cutbacks in government programs...
View ArticlePro-Austerity CEOs Rake in Taxpayer-Subsidized Pay
Ordinary Americans who rely on government retirement benefits are actually subsidizing runaway CEO pay.
View ArticleMining for Profits in International Tribunals - Updated
How transnational corporations use trade and investment treaties as powerful tools in disputes over oil, mining, and gas. / Como las empresas mineras transnacionales utilizan las reglas de los...
View ArticleNew Report: Corporate Pirates of the Caribbean
A new report looks at pro-austerity CEOs who seek to widen tax haven loopholes.
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