The Most Popular Tax in History Has Real Momentum The Most Popular Tax in History Has Real Momentum
The visible success of the European Financial Transaction (a k a Robin Hood) tax should boost efforts to build support for such a tax in the US.
May 5, 2014 / Blog / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Why the Jobs Report Isn’t All Good Why the Jobs Report Isn’t All Good
One survey says job numbers are up, and another one says job numbers are down. Which one is correct?
May 2, 2014 / Blog / George Zornick
Elizabeth Warren Wants to Give Students a Fighting Chance Elizabeth Warren Wants to Give Students a Fighting Chance
Forty percent of households headed by someone under the age of thirty-five are saddled with student debt, unable to buy homes, raise families and secure their futures.
Apr 23, 2014 / Blog / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Your Government Owes You a Job Your Government Owes You a Job
The federal government can easily afford a job guarantee program, becoming our employer of last resort.
Apr 23, 2014 / Raúl Carrillo
The Tax Breaks That Are Killing the Planet The Tax Breaks That Are Killing the Planet
In the face of a changing climate and a constrained domestic budget, the lunacy of fossil fuel subsidies is hard to overstate.
Apr 15, 2014 / Blog / Zoë Carpenter
7 Facts About Our Broken Tax System 7 Facts About Our Broken Tax System
On Tax Day, it’s worth thinking about the ways to make the American tax system better.
Apr 15, 2014 / Blog / George Zornick
11 GOP Excuses for Not Extending Unemployment Benefits 11 GOP Excuses for Not Extending Unemployment Benefits
Why don't Republicans want to extend long-term jobless aid? Actually, it's hard to tell.
Apr 8, 2014 / Blog / George Zornick
How the Unemployment Relief Bill Might Weaken Your Pension How the Unemployment Relief Bill Might Weaken Your Pension
Only one year removed from a pension-funding crisis, companies are getting a pass.
Apr 3, 2014 / Blog / George Zornick
Good News! Janet Yellen Speaks English, Not Fedspeak Good News! Janet Yellen Speaks English, Not Fedspeak
The new Fed chair came out in strong support of working families and the unemployed in her foundational speech this week.
Apr 1, 2014 / Blog / William Greider
When the Government Outsources to Private Companies, Inequality Gets Worse When the Government Outsources to Private Companies, Inequality Gets Worse
A new study exposes the hidden consequences of government contracting for workers and communities
Mar 24, 2014 / Blog / Michelle Chen