At 22, working for the non-profit organization Demos in New York, Heather McGhee plunged into the fight for debt reform, then tackled Wall Street corruption and consumer protection, and wound up president of Demos, leading its campaign against political and economic inequality. Heather McGhee decided to change the world, or at least try. Her new book is THE SUM OF US.

The bill McConnell’s bringing on Monday is likely to be a fake bill.

Mitch McConnell wants to retain power personally, and is thinking past the upcoming loss of power for the party.

Election season has brought the usual flood of TV commercials – generally trying to scare voters about the evils to expect if the opponent is elected. Ads are often marked by outlandish claims and even outright lies but first prize for deception must go to the so-called “death tax” ads. No doubt you have seen them, salt of the earth farmers claiming the death tax threatens the existence of their family farm and of rural ...

Lies about tax cuts have determined the course of America’s economy, and the individual fortunes of millions of families including yours, for decades.