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A surcharge on luxury consumption would curb emissions and help communities make the jump to clean energy.
Feb 18, 2016 / Feature / Sarah Anderson, Marc Bayard, John Cavanagh, Chuck Collins, Josh Hoxie, and Sam Pizzigati
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Wealthy CEOs are sheltering too much of their pay. A cap could fund long-term care for all seniors.
Feb 18, 2016 / Feature / Sarah Anderson, Marc Bayard, John Cavanagh, Chuck Collins, Josh Hoxie, and Sam Pizzigati
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A 1 percent tax on concentrated wealth would erase student debt over a decade and bring the cost of public higher education to zero.
Feb 18, 2016 / Feature / Sarah Anderson, Marc Bayard, John Cavanagh, Chuck Collins, Josh Hoxie, and Sam Pizzigati
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The super-rich have stashed more than $1 trillion overseas. Bringing it home would help restore poor communities.
Feb 18, 2016 / Feature / Sarah Anderson, Marc Bayard, John Cavanagh, Chuck Collins, Josh Hoxie, and Sam Pizzigati
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This loophole will cost the federal treasury an estimated $50 billion over the next decade.
Feb 18, 2016 / Feature / Sarah Anderson, Marc Bayard, John Cavanagh, Chuck Collins, Josh Hoxie, and Sam Pizzigati
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Tony Rodham’s involvement in a gold-mining operation in Haiti is under scrutiny.
Mar 25, 2015 / John Cavanagh
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The Indian Nobel Peace Prize winner has repeatedly risked his life fighting child labor and sweatshop abuses.
Oct 22, 2014 / Editorial / Robin Broad and John Cavanagh
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It’s a giveaway to the fossil fuel industry. Global climate justice advocates are fighting instead for clean, renewable energy.
May 7, 2014 / Foreign Policy In Focus / Janet Redman, Emira Woods, John Cavanagh, and Foreign Policy In Focus
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Activists are challenging rules that grant corporations the right to sue governments.
Jan 15, 2014 / Feature / Robin Broad and John Cavanagh
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Efforts to reduce unemployment and curb inequality must be considered alongside urgent threats to the environment and democracy.
Nov 28, 2012 / Feature / John Cavanagh and Robin Broad