‘Absurd!’: US Billionaires Pay Lower Tax Rate Than Working Class for First Time
“It’s time to tax the billionaires,” economist Gabriel Zucman argues in a new analysis.
Read more...“It’s time to tax the billionaires,” economist Gabriel Zucman argues in a new analysis.
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Read more...Jill Stein explains why she is running for US president on an anti-war, pro-worker platform, challenging the Democrat/Republican duopoly.
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Read more...The debate over the class and minority bias in the SAT comes back to live as the testing picks up.
Read more...The conservative Supremes appear set to side with Starbucks in an upcoming case that will hurt union organizing across the country.
Read more...Putin has said Ukraine conflict is existential threat to Russia, but there are signs the Western capitalist class is dealing with their own existential crises. Will their greed get us all killed?
Read more...As the rich become both richer and better bunkered, the young are finally realizing that wealth disparity is a big part of what ails them.
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