Thursday, October 8, 2026

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Trump administration attempts to tweak capital gains tax only to benefit...

But tax analysts said the proposed tweak would create more tax shelters and increase national debt.

Infographic: Why normal people can’t afford a house

The U.S. is better at subsidizing wealthy people than low-income people.

The taking of Millennial wealth by rich white Boomers

A booming economy? Yes, for the richest 10 percent, who took 85 percent of the new wealth.

A Wall Street sin tax

It's time to put the Wall Street tax back on the table.

Goons in Gucci

The richest, most powerful, most privileged people in our land are intentionally savaging the well-being of America's majority and aggressively suppressing the democratic rights that make America, America.

Today’s Poor People’s Campaign: Too important not to criticize

Provided, of course, today’s PPC attacks the bipartisan disease.

The kindly 87-year-old man who took all the school kids’ lunch...

There seems to be no corporate recognition of the shameful act of taking decades of societal largesse and then doing everything possible to avoid paying for any of it.

The financial hardships of Trump’s friends

Trumponomics is a thin veneer of an excuse for giving America’s rich – already richer than ever – whatever they want, while sticking it to everyone else.

Mnuchin flips tax-scam grift, hopes nobody notices

He and his cronies are on track to win twice – with tax cuts and stock payouts that benefit the wealthiest among us – while most Americans are destined to lose.

Patience and secrecy in the Kochs’ complex conspiracy

The Kochs have taken the long view with their ideological power grab.

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The U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington, D.C. Photo: Kjetil Ree / CC BY-SA 3.0

Supreme Court justices send mixed signals as Boulder climate case reaches argument

A ruling for the oil companies could reach more than two dozen similar climate suits, none of which has gone to trial.

Material Insecurity and the Foundations of Democratic Participation

Democratic participation depends on more than voting rights: people also need material security, practical knowledge, social belonging, and a sense of agency that human ecology education can help cultivate.
A humpback whale breaching. Photo: Kaitlin Thoreson, National Park Service (public domain)

Whaling commission leaves the global ban in place as Antigua and Barbuda withdraws its...

A South Atlantic whale sanctuary also failed for a second time, falling short of the 75 percent majority it needed.
A Medicare for All rally. Photo: Molly Adams / CC BY 2.0

‘Medicare for All’ Message Attracts Voters Buckling Under Medical Bills

The idea of scrapping the U.S. health insurance system for a massive expansion of government-funded healthcare isn’t new. But voters hit by ballooning private health insurance costs are rallying behind midterm candidates calling for universal coverage.
The U.S. Capitol. Photo: Noclip (public domain)

Three years into Gaza’s genocide, U.S. political rhetoric hasn’t translated into action

While some political candidates rose to prominence through their support for Palestine, the U.S.