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Ground Zero for Dark Money

The road to the White House in 2020 still runs through Wisconsin—and so does the pipeline for outside cash.

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Farms Need More Than ‘Trump Money’

Family farmers need fair prices for our goods. We need smart — and more stable — trade policy.

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‘The Corporation’ Sequel Is Just as Good as the Original

In this topnotch documentary critique of globalization, the filmmakers go to the ends of the Earth to tell their engaging story.

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Join the Election Defense Task Force!

No matter what President Trump said in his 46-minute rant from the White House, he lost the election. He’s losing support among key state Republicans.

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The Roots of Our Planetary Crisis

To save humankind, we must transform what we think of as civilization.

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‘Enough Is Enough’: How a New York Coalition Is Pushing Lawmakers to Raise...

The Invest in Our New York Campaign, involving more than 100 groups, is urging legislators to take action amid the COVID-19-induced recession.

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The Corporate Response to Capitol Riot Reflects Growing Culture of...

In an effort to maximize profits, many businesses and corporations are cutting ties with Trump and Republicans who have supported the President’s attempted coup.

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Toward a More Equal Union

The new administration could take plenty of steps to address economic disparity.

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Pass HR-1 to Protect Democracy

The For the People Act would do away with our Big Money-biased campaign finance system.

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The End of Trickle-Down Economics

The pandemic has shifted conventional wisdom by showing the limits of “small government” thinking.

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It’s Time to Build a Third Party

We need an organization with a fresh perspective that could break the stranglehold that our two dominant parties have on our country’s politics.

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Don’t Open the Door Further to Dark Money

The court’s new majority is being asked by billionaire Charles Koch’s nonprofits to expand on the notion that “money is speech.”

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Vox Populist: Going Big Can Secure the Future

It’s time for the United States to pursue a future of true greatness created by a people united in building a strong nation for the common good.

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The Meaning of Light and Power

An interview with former Congressmember Dennis Kucinich.

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Smart Ass Cripple: My First Taste of Social Security

After waiting sixty-five years for this money, it feels satisfying to finally start receiving it.

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Shut Down U.S. Tax Havens

The Pandora Papers unmask the secretive ways that the world’s super-wealthy hide trillions of dollars and dodge taxes.

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‘We Have to Reduce Corporate Power’

An interview with professor and activist Zephyr Teachout.

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Congress Must Care for Care Workers

With the October 31 deadline looming, the U.S. Congress must act quickly to pass the infrastructure bill with the maximum funding for home and community-based services.

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The Other Americans: How Cryptocurrency Is Another Step Toward...

Leaders of the Central American country claim Bitcoin will revitalize the economy and lower the cost of transaction fees for remittances from Salvadorans living abroad.

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Elite Schools Must Quit Koch Money

Duke, Harvard and other universities that advocate for climate justice are also still taking money from the climate change-denying Koch network and their right-wing allies.

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Bitcoin Seeks ‘Pollution for Profit’ in New York

Activists organize against using fossil fuel plants as tools for cryptocurrency.

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Subsidizing the Sedition Caucus

Corporations renew torrent of funding to members of Congress who sought to deny election results.

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The Great Inflation Scam

The truth is that when it comes to some key parts of our economy, a handful of megacorporations are calling the shots, and that’s costing all of us dearly.

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The Other Americans: El Salvador’s Bitcoin House of Cards Falls

The collapse of cryptocurrency has cost the country millions of dollars, but President Nayib Bukele is telling residents not to focus on the economic downturn.

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Freedom-From-Woke Bank

Somehow, rightwingers were able to turn news of a bank failure (or two) into a conversation about “wokeness.” If that makes no logical sense to you, don’t worry, it’s not supposed to. It’s just another...

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Unequal Justice: Clarence Thomas Isn’t Going Anywhere

The Justice has vowed to stay on the court until 2034—and despite egregious ethical violations, he’ll likely make it.

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Why Not Tax Private Jets Out of Existence?

The industry not only exploits our planet’s precious resources but makes the rest of us subsidize the extravagant lifestyles of the ultra-rich.

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Labor Day’s Forgotten Older Workers

Over the next decade, about 40 percent of middle-class older workers will be pushed into or near poverty when they reach retirement age.

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The Real Cost of the Fed’s Interest Rate Hikes

They drive down wages, raise unemployment, and push homeownership farther out of reach for millions of working-class Americans.

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Milton Friedman Is Still Running the Show at the IMF

While Biden promotes increased public investment at home, his Treasury Department pushes for austerity abroad.

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