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Three-Quarters of American Voters Want to Tax the Rich More
A new poll involving 1,993 people from Feb. 1-2 found that 76% of registered voters surveyed think wealthy Americans should pay more taxes.
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For the People Act: House Democrats Introduce Sweeping New Reform Bill
The legislation would make it easier to vote, create publicly financed elections, rein in corruption and restore voting rights to millions.
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Warren’s Push for a Wealth Tax Could Be a Game Changer
Warren’s proposal would levy a modest annual tax on the 75,000 wealthiest households in the country — or roughly the top 0.1 percent.
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Rebel Cities 19: Gdansk's Murdered Mayor Was Leading the Polish Charge Against Fascism
Occupy.com pays tribute to Pawel Adamowicz by focusing on Gdansk's citizens' assemblies that he was instrumental in helping to build – and which he saw as a democratic tool to facilitate democracy in Poland and beyond.
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Striking Los Angeles Teachers Won Big. Here's What Their Victory Means.
The successful L.A. teachers strike helps move the balance of power in California and nationally toward public education, and against both austerity and the privatization of education through charter schools.
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What the U.K. Can Learn from Portugal’s Socialist Government Success Story
Since coming to power three years ago, Portuguese Prime Minister António Costa has dissolved austerity measures like cuts to pensions and salaries – fostering record-breaking economic growth in the process.
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Recycling Is Not Enough. Zero-Packaging Stores Show We Can Kick Our Plastic Addiction
Can we dispose with our disposable mentality by doing something to cut down on all the packaging of our food and beverages? Some places like Australia are showing us how.
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Majority of Americans Support a 70% Tax Rate for Mega-Rich
So much for a “radical” idea: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s proposal to raise America’s highest tax rate to 70 percent seems to be popular with a solid majority of Americans.
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"Quite A Radical Policy": Manchester Bans Fracking In Victory for U.K. Activists
In a move that could have repercussions on the fracking industry nationwide, Manchester in northwest England has announced that it is effectively banning the practice.
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Judge Rules Against Trump Administration's Citizenship Question on 2020 Census
U.S. District Judge Jesse Furman found that Commerce Sec. Wilbur Ross committed "egregious" violations of the Administrative Procedures Act by adding the citizenship question on the 2020 census.