( Yes! Magazine) – Economic power is—and always has been—the foundation of political power. Those who control the peoples’ means of living rule. In a democracy, however, each person must have a voice in the control and management of the means of their living. That requires more than a vote expressing a preference for which […]
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Plutocracy
Democracy and the Green New Deal Demand higher Taxes on Rich
Tie the U.S. corporate tax rate to the ratio between CEO and worker pay
The Main Drag on Saving Planet from Boiling? The Super-Rich
The United States, Russia, Saudi Arabia, and Kuwait all just happen to rate among the world’s most unequal nations.
Billionaire Wilbur Ross on Unpaid Fed Workers: “Let them Eat Debt!”
By Chris Lefkow | – Washington, D.C. (AFP) – Donald Trump’s billionaire commerce secretary fueled accusations Thursday that the US administration was deaf to the impact of the government shutdown after saying he didn’t understand why some federal workers were turning to food banks. Wilbur Ross shrugged off the impact of the shutdown — now […]
Why Martin Luther King, Jr., would Support Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC), the youngest woman ever elected to Congress, at 29, has become a lightning rod. She was recruited to run against a corporate Democrat by activists of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), which has become a significant caucus within the Democratic Party. Her advocacy of a higher marginal tax rate (no, she […]
World’s 26 Richest Own Same as Poorest Half of Humanity: Oxfam
Piecemeal private services punish poor people and privilege elites
Is Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Right that Tax Justice is Key to our Democratic Prospect?
US “much greater shares of national wealth and income going to the richest 1% than any other country.”
Rashida Tlaib and Working Class Authenticity v. Trump’s Plutocrat Pretense
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Why does Donald Trump get a pass on speaking and acting obscenely but Rashida Tlaib is pilloried for calling him a Mofo? It is because US corporate media and political elites expect the wealthy to do bad imitations of working class profanity (so as to fool the rubes into voting […]
How Corporate Monopolies and High Prices are Making you Poor and Rich Richer
The more industries monopolize, the wider the gap between our richest and everyone else.
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