Wednesday, January 15, 2025

Tag: economy

Erie Pennsylvania’s schools are a canary in the coal mine of...

Schools in low-income communities in many states don’t have the resources to give students access to opportunities that are available in wealthier areas.

A tax plan only a one percenter could love

It takes serious mental gymnastics to argue that Trump’s tax agenda would benefit the average working Joe or Jane.

Trade is Trump’s biggest broken promise

Trump, who campaigned promising to “drain the swamp” in Washington, has filled his administration with the very swamp creatures his voters hated.

The cuts in Trump’s budget you haven’t heard about

While national outrage is focused on Public Broadcasting and the National Endowment for the Arts, tiny agencies helping communities that teeter on the edge of poverty would also disappear.

Wall street sodbusters

Big-money speculators are buying up farms, charging tenants to farm it, and boxing young, real farmers out of the market.

Why Trumponomics fails

Trump seems utterly ignorant about global competition – and about what’s really holding back American workers.

A new rationalization for riches

Activists today are exploring encouraging pathways to a New Economy that sustains both our planet and greater equality.

Family ties leave taxpayers on hook for Eric Trump’s $100,000 business...

“The president is now sending his emissaries, his sons, out to line his own pockets, and he’s subsidizing that activity with taxpayer dollars.”

Trump’s first test on taxes

Making America great doesn’t mean giving booster rockets to multi-generational dynasties of wealth. We need one tax system that’s fair to everyone.

These 8 men are richer than half the world’s population

The gap between the super-rich and the poor is greater than even a year ago.

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GOP’s Medicaid cuts plan draws widespread backlash as experts warn of devastating consequences

Leaked GOP plan shows intent to strip millions of Americans of healthcare access.

The Santa Ana by Joan Didion

Written by Joan Didion, The Santa Ana ("Los Angeles Notebook"/Slouching Towards Bethlehem) was published in The Saturday Evening Post in 1965.

Amazon quietly rescinds pledges to protect Black and LGBTQ rights amid growing corporate rollbacks

Major corporations quietly abandon equity commitments as political pressures rise, sparking concerns for marginalized communities.

Supreme Court urged to hear youth climate case after 43 lawmakers back constitutional challenge

Lawmakers support youth-led lawsuit demanding government accountability on climate policies.

How US activists are infiltrating Israeli events selling Palestinian land

Other forms of pressure need to be brought to bear on Israeli realtors who seek to benefit from the illegal annexation of Palestinian land.