Can Brazil convince the world to tax billionaire wealth?
The ambitious goal: To shove the case for taxing the wealth of our world’s wealthiest onto the world’s political stage.
Hope on the cliff’s edge in Brazil
The country’s president has reacted to the ongoing tragedy not with compassion but with exaggerated toughness.
Banks Don’t Commit Crimes, Bankers Do
Until the feds charge reckless bankers individually, they'll shake down shareholders to bail them out for misdeeds.
Must larceny always overpower honesty?
In deeply unequal societies, the thieving always thrive.
GOP Health care bill dies once again after two more Republicans withdraw their support
Senators Jerry Moran and Mike Lee just put the nail in the coffin.
How can the US accuse any nation of violating ‘rules-based international order’?
The implication is that if Congressional approves an illegal war or act of war, that makes it legit.
Remembering the insider who blew the whistle on corporate greed
Graef Crystal proved that corporations won't police themselves. Maybe good policies can.
How you can stop Trump’s lie machine
We’re not going to get Trump to stop lying but we can at least limit his ability to amplify those lies.
The trials and tribulations of Rex Tillerson
“The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, but in ourselves, that we are underlings.” —William Shakespeare
Kavanaugh is the wrong nominee for our times
Kavanaugh exposes the true partisan nature of the highest court, which is not a neutral arbiter but another battleground for partisan politics.