We need to have a serious conversation about government spending. No, not the kind that John Boehner and right-wing extremists want to talk ...
corporate greed
Wall Street's for-profit "cyber schools" rip off kids and taxpayers
The same anti-worker extremists waging war on the middle class and wringing workers dry are also trying to squeeze profits out of our kids -...
Private prisons’ profit scheme: lockup quotas and “low-crime taxes”
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It would be a good thing if crime levels dropped to historic lows, right? Well, not if your business model relies on high incarceration rate...
Five years after bailouts, the rich are even richer
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The super-rich are doing super well -- and why not? They deserve it after sending financial markets into a tailspin, plunging the global eco...
The Libertarian Hypocrisy Test
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Ever find yourself in a discussion with a self-proclaimed "libertarian" who believes in "free markets?" They can't a...
11 shocking facts about US wages and taxes
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1. U.S. corporate earnings rose almost 20 times faster than workers' earnings since the end of 2008. Corporate profit increased at an ...
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