Tag: economy
The three big lessons we didn’t learn from the economic crisis
The Street’s political clout is as great as ever, which explains why the Dodd-Frank safeguards are now being watered down – clearing the way for another crisis.
House Republican ‘2.0’ tax plan includes ill-conceived ‘universal savings account’ proposal
The USA is fundamentally flawed: it would do little to boost private savings, drain federal revenues, and overwhelmingly benefit the nation’s wealthiest households.
Heavy-handed industry maneuver to crush soda and grocery taxes is on...
Measure 103 was reportedly proposed to counter efforts to raise corporate taxes at the state level, such as 2016's Measure 97, which voters rejected.
Ending the secrecy of the student debt crisis
Ending the secrecy of the crisis through massive national attention may destigmatize the shame of financial defeat.
Tenth anniversary of financial collapse, preparing for the next crash
Many of the root causes of the crisis remain today, making another economic downturn or collapse possible.
Is America truly exceptional, can it be called the wealthiest country...
So we can say that this country is exceptional and is the wealthiest one in the world but that doesn’t make it so.
The next crash
Trump and his Republican enablers are now reversing regulations put in place to stop Wall Street’s excessively risky lending. That imbalance is back.
Just hours after ordering pay cut for millions of public workers,...
"Trump himself has pocketed millions over the years grifting off of taxpayers, but now he wants to make it harder for workers to get ahead."
Trade war against China – 11 myths and delusions
There won’t be any winner in the trade war.
Beijing’s bid for global power in the age of Trump
“America first” versus China’s strategy of the four continents.
POPULAR
Trump brands fentanyl a ‘weapon of mass destruction’ as offshore killings escalate
An executive order reviving WMD language coincides with deadly US strikes at sea, prompting warnings of illegal force, mission creep, and echoes of Iraq-era justifications.
Will ambushed voters be so repulsed by MAGA’s war against America—systemic reform looks good?
Could tycoons not do any better than the farcical, dishonest Keystone Kops klutzes—Trump, Vance, Hegseth, Patel, Noem, Bondi, Ludnick and RFK Jr.?
Wikipedia founders face backlash over push to rewrite ‘Gaza genocide’ entry
More than 40 advocacy groups accuse Jimmy Wales and Larry Sanger of attempting censorship and genocide denial amid mounting political pressure and internal disputes over neutrality.
Trump has created speech and thought crimes with NSPM-7 and Pam Bondi is ready...
How NSPM-7 and a DOJ directive lay the groundwork for criminalizing dissent and protected speech
Progressives push War Powers votes to block Trump escalation in Venezuela
As floor votes approach, lawmakers cite tanker seizures, strike threats, and constitutional limits to argue Congress must stop unauthorized hostilities.