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White House Tax Windfall (Inequality, Taxes, Politics)

How much does the White House stand to save from Bush's tax cut?

The Nation
Lessons Drawn From the Marc Rich Pardon (Inequality)

As proven by this pardon,
Two facts of life prevail:

The rich have got the money

And everything's for sale.

Calvin Trillin
The Nation Indicators (Inequality, Economy)
Doug Henwood

Blogs

Scientific Consensus Won’t Change the Politics of Climate Change
Zoë Carpenter

Following the release of the IPCC’s landmark global warming report, progressives should challenge the cruelty behind climate deniers” politics, not the weakness of their science. 

September 27, 2013
Inequality Makes Democracy Impossible
StudentNation

WRITING CONTEST WINNER: Effectively addressing this country's vast inequality is the only way to repair this country's broken politics.

September 19, 2013
SEC Makes Important Move Towards Reining In CEO Pay
George Zornick

CEOs capture an average of 10 percent of their company’s profits. Will a new SEC action change that?

September 19, 2013
Poverty Rate and Income Stagnate as Conservatives Attack the Safety Net
Zoë Carpenter

On the fifth anniversary of the financial collapse, new Census data shows that the modest uptick in the economy has failed to reach poor- and middle-class Americans.

September 17, 2013
Occupy Activists' New Fight for Regulation, Affordable Housing and Social Justice
Allison Kilkenny

Next week marks the two-year anniversary of Occupy Wall Street. Here are what some of the best and brightest organizers are working on now.

September 12, 2013
Bill de Blasio Leads New York Primary With Surge of Votes for ‘Bold Progressive Change’
John Nichols

A big primary lead for Bill de Blasio, who ran on a promise to tax the rich.

September 11, 2013
Mike Bloomberg and the 'Fortunate Ones' Versus Bill de Blasio
John Nichols

The mayor accuses the front-runner to succeed him of waging a “class warfare and racist” campaign. Why? Because de Blasio wants billionaires to pay more taxes.

September 8, 2013
Paying CEOs Top Dollar for Poor Performance
Zoë Carpenter

A new report reveals that America’s highest-paid CEOs often do their jobs badly, leaving taxpayers to clean up the mess.

August 28, 2013
Mapping the Sequester's Impact on Low-Income Housing
Greg Kaufmann

Under the sequester, only one in four eligible families receives rental assistance vouchers—and waiting lists are growing.

July 19, 2013
Austerity Loses in Massachusetts
John Nichols

Ed Markey campaigned against cuts and won 55-44.

June 26, 2013
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