TAX CUTS DEFUND THE VERY THING...

Apr 26, 2017 by

TAX CUTS DEFUND THE VERY THINGS THAT BOOST THE ECONOMY

[Translate] Dave Johnson   OURFUTURE.ORG After eight years of complaining about “Obama deficits,” Republicans are proposing huge,...

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THIS ISN’T TAX POLICY; I...

Apr 26, 2017 by

THIS ISN’T TAX POLICY; IT’S A TRUMP-LED HEIST

[Translate] Nicholas Kristof   NYTIMES Photo President Trump speaking to the press on Wednesday. Credit Stephen Crowley/The New York...

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THE WALL STREET PRESIDENCY: DO...

Apr 21, 2017 by

THE WALL STREET PRESIDENCY: DONALD TRUMP’S DEREGULATION SCHEME IS YUGE FOR BIG BANKS

[Translate] Under Trump, the deregulations just keep coming — and banks are going to benefit VIDEO Matthew Rozsa SALON.COM (Credit:...

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DID YOU PAY ALL OF YOUR TAXES ...

Apr 17, 2017 by

DID YOU PAY ALL OF YOUR TAXES THIS APRIL?

[Translate]   Wall Street banks typically pay much less than the official 35 percent corporate tax rate. And yet after attacking...

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DON’T LET TRUMP’S ...

Apr 7, 2017 by

[Translate] Robert Borosage  OURFUTURE.ORG In his first 70 days in office, President Donald Trump is shedding his most popular...

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Why GDP Could Stand for Going ...

Apr 4, 2017 by

Why GDP Could Stand for Going to Destroy the Planet—We Need New Economic Measures for a Sustainable Economy

[Translate] Environment As long as GDP growth is the primary economic goal, achieving prosperity for all within the means of what the...

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WHY IS TRUMP IGNORING THESE GO...

Apr 3, 2017 by

WHY IS TRUMP IGNORING THESE GOOD HEARTLAND JOBS? FORGET COAL.

[Translate] Forget coal. This is how to revive rural America. Maddie OatmanMay/June 2017 issue  MOTHER JONES JoHee Yoon For half a...

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TURKEY’S WARS: QUELLING ...

Mar 31, 2017 by

TURKEY’S WARS: QUELLING KURDISH UPRISINGS, AD SUFFERING FROM TERROR ATTACKS

[Translate] By PATRICK KINGSLEY   NYTIMES In Kurdish areas of Turkey, fear and destruction have returned as facts of life after...

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CALVIN, HOBBES & BUDGETAR...

Mar 31, 2017 by

CALVIN, HOBBES & BUDGETARY BAIT-AND-SWITCH

[Translate] Liz Ryan Murray  NPA-US.ORG A great old Calvin & Hobbes comic strip tells us a lot about the current budget debate....

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YOUR PENSION WILL BE AT THE CE...

Mar 27, 2017 by

YOUR PENSION WILL BE AT THE CENTER OF OUR NEXT FINANCIAL CRISIS

[Translate] by Tyler Durden   ZEROHEDGE.COM Authored by Jeff Reeves via The Hill I’m not a fan of the “greed is good” mentality of...

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TRUMP PROMISED “BIGLY...

Mar 27, 2017 by

[Translate] Dave Johnson  OURFUTURE.ORG As a presidential candidate, Donald Trump promised to spend $1 trillion to modernize...

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Have We Been Denying Our Human...

Mar 26, 2017 by

Have We Been Denying Our Human Nature for Four Hundred Years?

[Translate] Visions A devil called Eurocentric modernism unhinged us from our real wants and needs. By Lynn Stuart Parramore /...

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Why a Staggering Number of Whi...

Mar 26, 2017 by

Why a Staggering Number of White Working-Class Americans Are Succumbing to ‘Deaths of Despair

[Translate] Economy ‘ A pair of pioneering Princeton researchers makes sense of a growing epidemic. By Sarah Lazare / AlterNet...

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COMING SOON: TRUMP’S BLA...

Mar 21, 2017 by

COMING SOON: TRUMP’S BLACK BUDGET

[Translate] The president’s secret request for intelligence spending will signal his intentions toward the CIA and the “deep...

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THE CUTS IN TRUMP’S BUDG...

Mar 21, 2017 by

THE CUTS IN TRUMP’S BUDGET YOU HAVEN’T HEARD ABOUT

[Translate] \   James Trimarco, YES! Magazine | Report   Tiny agencies helping communities that teeter on the edge of poverty would...

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TRUMP SEEKS TO AX APPALACHIA E...

Mar 20, 2017 by

[Translate] Pres. Trump cuts job training programs for coal country Trump seeks to ax Appalachia economic programs,…X By...

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IN TRUMP’S “SKINNY...

Mar 17, 2017 by

IN TRUMP’S “SKINNY BUDGET,” CLIMATE CHANGE AND JOBS TAKE BACKSEAT TO WAR AND WALLS

[Translate]  By Sam Sacks, The District Sentinel | Report Mick Mulvaney, the White House budget director, speaks about President...

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THESE 80 PROGRAMS WOULD LOSE F...

Mar 16, 2017 by

THESE 80 PROGRAMS WOULD LOSE FEDERAL FUNDING UNDER TRUMP’S PROPOSED BUDGET

[Translate] By David Ingold, Chloe Whiteaker, Michael Keller and Hannah Recht U.S. President Donald Trump’s first budget proposal...

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WHAT IF WE UNDERESTIMATE THE E...

Mar 16, 2017 by

WHAT IF WE UNDERESTIMATE THE ECONOMIC COST OF VACCINATING

[Translate] by Marco Cáceres  VACCINE IMPACT NEWS “Imagine, for the sake of argument, if it was discovered that vaccines were a...

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Trump’s Plan to Gut HUD ...

Mar 11, 2017 by

Trump’s Plan to Gut HUD Threatens the Very Survival of America’s Poor

[Translate]   Economy A budget cut of up to $7.7 billion guarantees mass homelessness and premature death. By Sarah Lazare /...

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OUR POLITICAL ECONOMY IS DESIG...

Mar 9, 2017 by

OUR POLITICAL ECONOMY IS DESIGNED TO CREATE POVERTY AND INEQUALITY

[Translate] Poverty is not an abstraction. People wear it on their faces, carry it on their backs as a constant companion—and it is...

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THE ENORMOUS, HUMONGOUS TRADE ...

Mar 7, 2017 by

[Translate] Dave Johnson  OUR FUTURE.ORG The Census Bureau reports the U.S. deficit on trade with other countries rose in January to...

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WASHINGTON GOVERNOR’S OR...

Mar 5, 2017 by

[Translate]  Josh Cohen, YES! Magazine On Feb. 23, Washington state Governor Jay Inslee signed Executive Order 17-01. The order came...

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STOP TRUMP’S PRIVATIZATI...

Mar 2, 2017 by

[Translate] Dave Johnson   OURFUTURE.ORG President Trump is said to be preparing to privatize key public services, including the...

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TRUMP GIVES PEN TO DOW CHEMICA...

Feb 27, 2017 by

[Translate] Lorraine Chow   ECOWATCH.COM President Donald Trump has signed another executive order aimed at eliminating regulations...

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THE ‘LOWER THE TAX RATE ...

Feb 21, 2017 by

[Translate] Dave Johnson   OUR FUTURE.ORG Now that Republicans are running Congress and the executive branch, they’re planning to...

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CITY BUILDS ENTIRE COMMUNITY O...

Feb 20, 2017 by

CITY BUILDS ENTIRE COMMUNITY OF TINY HOUSES FOR HOMELESS VETERANS TO LIVE IN FOR FREE

[Translate] One of the best parts about sharing a community with our fellow citizens is when we have the chance to truly look out for...

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ELIZABETH WARREN BREAKS DOWN T...

Feb 9, 2017 by

[Translate] Economy Warren sounds off on the president NBJLPHt’s plan to gut the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. By...

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WHAT MADE THE GREAT RECESSION ...

Feb 6, 2017 by

WHAT MADE THE GREAT RECESSION ‘GREAT’?

[Translate] Sam Pizzigati TOOMUCHONLINE.ORG Another new study on the devastating impact of the Great Recession — on the middle class...

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‘SPECTACULAR BETRAYAL...

Feb 3, 2017 by

‘SPECTACULAR BETRAYAL’ AS TRUMP ROLLS BACK WALL STREET REGULATIONS

[Translate] By Deirdre Fulton / Common Dreams   VIA TRUTHDIG   New York’s Wall Street. (Dave Center / CC 2.0) President Donald Trump...

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