Washington State’s ‘Robin Hood’ Tax Washington State’s ‘Robin Hood’ Tax
Washington State's flagrantly unjust tax code is emblematic of a failed economic policy. Voters now have a chance to change it.
Oct 29, 2010 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Jobs and Income Data Add Up to an Historically Unequal Future Jobs and Income Data Add Up to an Historically Unequal Future
The recession’s legacy will be an unprecedentedly imbalanced, winner-takes-all economy.
Oct 8, 2010 / Kai Wright
Europe Marches; Brussels Stands Still Europe Marches; Brussels Stands Still
Europe's workers march against austerity, but no government will challenge the new neoliberal orthodoxy.
Sep 30, 2010 / Maria Margaronis
Checking Corporate Power in Washington and Wall Street Checking Corporate Power in Washington and Wall Street
Yesterday brought a mixed bag of news for reformers on Capitol Hill.
Sep 24, 2010 / Ari Berman
It’s Not the Party—It’s the Policies It’s Not the Party—It’s the Policies
Inequality has risen under Republicans and Democrats when they’ve embraced neoliberalism.
Sep 9, 2010 / Books & the Arts / Robert Pollin
Welcome to Recovery for the Rich Welcome to Recovery for the Rich
Geithner doesn't want his declaration of Mission Accomplished over the economy to go the way of that other one.
Aug 5, 2010 / Laura Flanders
Bernie Sanders: Rally the People Bernie Sanders: Rally the People
Closing the gap between the wealthy and the poor is not as cut-and-dried as Obama paints it to be, but Senator Bernie Sanders has some alternative solutions for the problem.
Jul 30, 2010 / Press Room
Bernie Sanders: Rally the People Bernie Sanders: Rally the People
Closing the gap between the wealthy and the poor is not as cut-and-dried as Obama paints it to be, but Senator Bernie Sanders has some alternative solutions for the problem.
Jul 30, 2010 / GRITtv
Bernie Sanders: No To Oligarchy Bernie Sanders: No To Oligarchy
While the middle class disappears and more Americans fall into poverty, the wealthiest people in our country are using their wealth and political power to protect their privileged ...
Jul 22, 2010 / Sen. Bernie Sanders
Great Hoarding Causing Great Hurt Great Hoarding Causing Great Hurt
When the balance between the powerful and the powerless gets this big what we need isn't sucking up (or standing back), it's standing tough.
Jul 15, 2010 / Laura Flanders