Politics

After ProPublica's Secret IRS Files showed how the richest avoid taxes — often by minimizing income and relying on their wealth — the Biden administration unveiled a plan that could raise hundreds of billions in tax revenues. Its fate is uncertain.

Bernie Sanders is saying that progressives have a profound responsibility to fight against -- and oust -- the extreme right-wing forces that have gained control.

"Voters delivered us governing majorities and now we must deliver for them on health care policies that are not only urgent but wildly popular."

The Conversation’s experts were watching the debate with an eye across the candidates’ performances and the key policy areas. Their responses follow.

In a forest of fascism, does it matter which tree is the tallest?

The three maxims for a newly progressive Pentagon.

Macron favors continued French intervention in West Africa and Mali in order to “eradicate the threat at its origin.”

The government can't stop corporate crime until it starts charging the financial felons for the crimes they oversaw. It's time the banksters themselves feel the heat.

Bidenomics: Give cash to the bottom two-thirds and their purchasing power will drive growth for everyone.

If Anheuser-Busch InBev is allowed to become the first global brewery, it won't be because it makes the best beer but because it's rigging the marketplace to slam the door on its “free enterprise” competitors.