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  • Letters From an American
    A Relatively Calm Day… At Least in Politics
    August 22, 2020
    | Heather Cox Richardson

    August 21, 2020 After the cascade of news in the past several days and the Democratic National Convention, today was a relatively calm day… at least in politics. There are, though, some important stories. The first is getting less play than it should: the nation has lately been hit by a series of environmental catastrophes. California is in the midst of a brutal heat wave, and has been hit by 560 fires, many of them sparked by lightning. ...

  • Inequality
    The One Percent Are Cheating Us Out of a Quarter-Trillion Dollars in Taxes Every Year
    July 10, 2020
    | David Sirota

    The problem here isn’t that we lack the knowledge to fix things — the problem is our political system.

  • Money & Politics
    Here Comes Another Attempt to Increase Corporate Power
    July 31, 2017
    | John Light
    Three riders deep inside the House appropriations bill would bar federal agencies from enforcing campaign finance laws.
  • Economy & Work
    The Surprising Truth Behind Tax Day: Where Your Taxes Go
    April 5, 2017
    | Robin Claremont
    Individuals taxpayers will give the IRS its biggest boost on April 18, so we should know what the government is doing with our money (but that doesn't mean we have to like it).
  • Economy & Work
    Robert Frank Talks 'Radical Pragmatism' and the Economy
    October 28, 2016
    | Kathy Kiely
    A leading economist on why we should scrap the income tax for one on conspicuous consumption, and why we should consider a national guaranteed income.
  • Money & Politics
    This Week in Political Money: Billionaire Backs IRS Impeachment
    October 7, 2016
    | John Light
    Our weekly roundup of money we're following...
  • Money & Politics
    The IRS Says No Tax Write-off for Democratic Host Committee Donations
    July 21, 2016
    | John Light
    Corporations are barred from contributing to party convention committees. But parties are finding other ways to get corporate money, and to get tax write-offs for their wealthy donors.
  • Money & Politics
    This Week in Political Money
    July 21, 2016
    | John Light
    Our weekly roundup of the money we're following...
  • Inequality
    Capitalist Deserter Pfizer Just Got a Spanking
    April 11, 2016
    | William Greider
    Obama’s Treasury Department has tightened regulations to prevent multinationals from fleeing abroad in what are known as “corporate inversions.”
  • Money & Politics
    Arizona Becomes Ground Zero in Secret Political Spending Fight
    March 30, 2016
    | Justin Miller
    Republicans have taken direct aim at the state’s campaign-finance disclosure laws, but critics warn that the move will unleash a flood of dark money.


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