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  1. The Buffett Rule: Gimmick or Good Start? President Barack Obama congratulates Warren Buffett after presenting him with a 2010 Presidential Medal of Freedom in an East Room ceremony at the White House. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
    4 Apr 2012 … The Senate returns from a two-week recess today, and one of the first items on their agenda is the so-called “Buffett Rule,” a tax reform aimed at millionaires that would make anyone earning $1 million or more a year pay Continue reading
  2. Sissela Bok: The Psychology and Ethics of Lying and Deception Sissela Bok
    10 Oct 1988 … The renowned ethicist talks about breaking and keeping the public trust. Continue reading
  3. How to Cut Poverty in Half in Ten Years
    11 Nov 2013 … The latest report from Half in Ten, a nonprofit started in 2007 that aims to cut the number of people living in poverty in the US in half in ten years. Find out how they're doing. Continue reading
  4. Trump’s Second Gilded Age: Overcoming the Rule of Billionaires and Militarists Trump Tower in Manhattan on Oct. 8, 2016. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
    12 Dec 2016 … This post was first published on CounterPunch. During his presidential campaign, Donald Trump made it clear that he liked the uneducated and that once he assumed the presidency, he would appoint a range of incompetent people to high-ranking positions that Continue reading
  5. What Happened — And What Now? Supporters of Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton look on at the end of election night at the Javits Convention Center in New York on Nov. 9, 2016. (Photo by Kena Betancur/AFP/Getty Images)
    11 Nov 2016 … Following this historic and potentially catastrophic election, we reached out to writers, activists and experts we trust with two questions: "What happened?" And, "What now?" This post pulls together their responses. Continue reading
  6. Last Night: Debating the Merits of the Third Debate A protester outside the Supreme Court on the anniversary of the Citizens United v. FEC Supreme Court case. (Photo by Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)
    10 Oct 2016 … Democracy is a living form of government, evolving over time and requiring constant vigilance to ensure proper representation; undermining the entire process, however, is childish and dangerous. Continue reading
  7. Last Night: Debating the Merits of the First Presidential Debate Media spin room, debate 2016
    9 Sep 2016 … In this special debate-night edition of "Last Night," our ongoing effort to monitor how politics is covered on prime-time television — still the major source of news for the vast majority of Americans — some of our subject-matter experts join Continue reading
  8. Bernie Sanders Wants to Spend $18 Trillion: So What? Senator Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., speaks to a crowd of several hundred people during a health care rally in front of the Statehouse in Montpelier, Vt., Saturday, May 1, 2010, where single-payer health care system supporters gathered believing that the federal bill didn't go far enough.(AP Photo/Alden Pellett)
    9 Sep 2015 … At the end of the day, what matters isn’t the amount of money that the federal government spends for health care. What matters is the amount of money that the American people spend for health care. Continue reading
  9. The Big Money Behind the Battle for a Wisconsin Congressional District Still image from a Mike Gallagher campaign advertisement. (YouTube)
    8 Aug 2016 … Today, Wisconsin voters will head to the polls to determine which nominees will represent Republicans and Democrats in the Nov. 8 general election. It’ll be a big day for Speaker of the House Paul Ryan, who, polling indicates, will easily Continue reading
  10. So Tom Hayes Is Guilty. Who Else Is? The golden cuffs (Credit: PROH. Michael Karshis / CC 2.0)
    8 Aug 2015 … As time goes by, it gets harder and harder to figure out how much of the largest banks’ profits is due to their legitimate operations and how much is due to their tolerance of illegal activity. Continue reading