Thanks to the Electoral College, leftists have perhaps the final say this November over whether democracy can hold on for at least another four years, or if fascism will take root and infect all facets of the federal government for decades to come.
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Why the 'One Percent' In the U.S. Is Worried
The wealthy elite increasingly recognizes that the socioeconomic status quo in the U.S. is unsustainable.
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Record Student Loan Debt Shadows This Year’s College Graduates
Students face a Catch-22: not going to college almost guarantees not progressing into the middle class, but high student loan debt also restricts social and economic advancement.
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The Bankster Welfare State: Where Crime Pays
In a newly published paper, “Wall Street’s Six Biggest Bailed-Out Banks: Their RAP Sheets & Their Ongoing Crime Spree,” the non-profit group Better Markets reports $29 trillion spent in total bailout money.
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Reaching Critical Mass On Taxing The Rich
Polls regularly show broad public support for having our wealthiest pay quite a bit more at tax time. But we haven’t had critical mass on taxing the rich within our political class – until now.
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The Kings of Capitalism are Finally Worried About the Growing Gap Between Rich and Poor
Now that the political debate has shifted, Bridgewater founder Ray Dalio is the latest in a bank of billionaires to talk about the gap between rich and poor
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Chartering Disaster: Trump Admin's Education Priorities 'Asleep at the Wheel'
The federal budget proposal for 2020 includes increased funding to charter schools – even as a recent report shows $1 billion in federal funding went to charters that are now closed, or never even opened in the first place.
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A Cure for Excessive Wealth Disorder
This isn’t your parents’ inequality influenza, but a more virulent strain of extreme wealth disparities. Here's a simple test to determine whether politicians are carrying water for the richest 0.1 percent.
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Trump-Linked U.S. Christian ‘Fundamentalists’ Pour Millions of ‘Dark Money’ into Europe, Boosting the Far Right
A dozen American groups have poured at least $50 million of dark money into Europe over the last decade, backing "armies" of ultra-conservative lawyers, political activists and far right parties themselves.
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Elizabeth Warren Introduces Legislation to Hold Executives Criminally Liable for Misconduct
“These two bills would force executives to responsibly manage their companies, knowing that if they cheat their customers or crash the economy, they could go to jail.”
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“Red Alert”: Time To Sue the Banks Underwriting Climate Disaster
Knowing who is underwriting climate change is one thing. Making them stop and repay the climate debt is another. With the 2019 report "Banking on Climate Change," we get one step closer.