Hedges: Democrats, the More Effective Evil
The US is a de facto one-party state where the ideology of national security is sacrosanct, unsustainable debt props up the empire and the primary business is war.
Ellen Brown: Rather Than Sink Main Street by Raising Interest Rates, the Fed Could Save It. Here’s How.
The central bank has the tools to help American families suffering from rising food and energy bills right now, with a bit of updating to its rules.
Chris Hedges and Louis Hyman on the Harmful Gig Economy
On the show Chris Hedges discusses the gig economy to Louis Hyman, Professor of Economic History at Cornell University.
Can Congress Really Use Insider Information to Trade Stocks?
The proposed Ban Conflicted Trading Act would bar Congress from trading individual stocks
Lee Camp: Pentagon Fails Audit AGAIN!
In his latest installment of Redacted Tonight, Lee Camp discusses the Pentagon budget.
100+ Ultra-Rich People Warn Fellow Elites: ‘It’s Taxes or Pitchforks’
By Jake Johnson / Common Dreams A group of more than 100 millionaires and billionaires on Wednesday presented fellow members of the global economic elite with a stark choice: “It’s…
Tax on Global Mega-Rich Could Help Lift 2.3 Billion Out of Poverty
By Jake Johnson / Common Dreams A new analysis released Tuesday estimates that an annual wealth tax targeting the world’s millionaires and billionaires would raise enough revenue to lift 2.3…
Billionaires ‘Had a Terrific Pandemic’ While Inequality Killed Millions: Oxfam
A new report explains how inequality contributed to the death of 21,000 people each day of the pandemic while the wealthiest collectively got $1.2 billion richer every 24 hours.
As Job Gains Slow, the Fed and Congress Apply the Wrong Medicine
The economy is in imminent danger of slowing.
Lee Camp: The Dark Secret History of Capitalism
Lee Camp takes on how the capitalist system sits at the heart of the worst problems facing society.
U.S. Billionaires Saw $1 Trillion Wealth Boom in 2021 Alone
A new analysis shows that Sen. Ron Wyden's proposed tax on billionaires "would be more than enough to cover the expansion of the child tax credit in the Build Back…
‘Huge Increase’ in Child Poverty Feared as Tax Credit Expires Amid Omicron Wave
"The pandemic isn't over—the relief to withstand it shouldn't stop," said Rep. Pramila Jayapal.
The Pentagon Just Got $778 Billion, But USAID Is Running Out of Money for COVID-19 Vaccines?
By Brett Wilkins / Common Dreams Sharply contrasting with the $778 billion in new military spending authorized Monday by President Joe Biden, the U.S. Agency for International Development reportedly can’t…