Tax Refund Scheme Targets the Working Poor Tax Refund Scheme Targets the Working Poor
Corporate tax preparers like H&R Block continue to target taxpayers hungry for rapid refunds with questionable loans.
Apr 17, 2006 / Feature / Bernice Yeung
Taking the Offensive on Wealth Taking the Offensive on Wealth
Strategies that unite the vast majority against a tiny elite are sure to win.
Feb 3, 2005 / Feature / Gar Alperovitz
The Gipper’s Economy The Gipper’s Economy
The Gipper had a certain goofiness about him that was impossible not to like. He told "war stories" borrowed from old movies with such sincerity you were sure he must have been t...
Jun 10, 2004 / Editorial / William Greider
The Cruelest Month The Cruelest Month
Like mushrooms after a spring rain, signs pop up at this time of year in hardscrabble urban neighborhoods across the country, promising quick and easy money.
Apr 8, 2004 / Editorial / Bobbi Murray
Greenspan’s Con Job Greenspan’s Con Job
It is not exactly that he lies, but Alan Greenspan certainly ranks among the most duplicitous figures to serve in modern American government.
Mar 4, 2004 / Editorial / William Greider
Socking It to the States Socking It to the States
Sentient observers know that American state and local governments face a historic crisis--that they are cutting vital services and raising taxes, mainly on those already most s...
May 22, 2003 / Feature / James K. Galbraith
And the Poor Pay Taxes… And the Poor Pay Taxes…
Just in case you didn't have a clue who George W.
May 15, 2003 / Editorial / Roy Ulrich
Sacrifice Is for Suckers Sacrifice Is for Suckers
In his address to the nation on the eve of the invasion of Iraq, George W.
Apr 10, 2003 / Editorial / Robert L. Borosage
Bush’s Big Bad Budget Bush’s Big Bad Budget
George W. Bush's budget sketches the precipitous decline in our fortunes on his watch, while blurring the full costs of his shameless pander to privilege.
Feb 6, 2003 / Editorial / Robert L. Borosage
Bush’s Gulf of Credibility Bush’s Gulf of Credibility
Bush's Gulf of Credibility The President's State of the Union address deepened the gulf between word and deed. Poll-tested packaging hid the untruths within.
Jan 30, 2003 / Editorial / The Editors