The Independent Report on DAFs
Demystifying donor-advised funds and their impacts on charitable giving, fair taxation, and our democracy itself.
Ellen Brown: McKinley or Lincoln? Tariffs vs. Greenbacks
By Ellen Brown / Original to ScheerPost President Trump has repeatedly expressed his admiration for Republican President William McKinley, highlighting his use of tariffs as a model for economic policy.…
USA Ending Its Own Hegemony — Tariffs are Huge Gift To China And BRICS | Dr. Warwick Powell
Donald Trump has slapped massive tariffs on almost all countries that have trade with the USA and the Stockmarket has fallen into an abyss over the past 2 days. What…
‘American Empire Is in Decline’: Economist Richard Wolff on Trump’s Trade War & Tariffs
Wolff says the Trump administration’s tariff strategy is borne out of an ahistorical “notion of the United States as a victim” despite the fact that “we have been one of…
This Is Why Trump’s Tariffs Will Fail, While Backfiring Hard on the US Economy
Donald Trump has imposed high tariffs on countries around the world, falsely claiming they are “reciprocal”. Trump’s deeply contradictory policies will likely backfire, hurt the US economy, fuel inflation, and…
Jeffrey Sachs: Trump’s Absurd Trade Policies Will Impoverish Americans and Harm the World
America’s trade deficit is a measure of the profligacy of America’s corporate ruling class, more specifically the result of chronically large budget deficits resulting from tax cuts for the rich…
‘Liberation Day’ Tariffs Will Concentrate Wealth Even More
Import taxes will be passed onto the consumer, while the rich will prosper from slashed taxes.
Private Equity Titans Eye a New Tax Perk
The real winners here, who would walk away with most of the tax savings, are the PE firms who can further profit from forcing companies they buy into debt.
Can We Exit From a World of Debt?
Debt looms over the Global South like a vulture, ready to pick at the carcass of our societies.
As Trump-Musk Target Social Security, Seniors Share Stories of Benefit Cutoffs
"Elon Musk and Donald Trump are stealing seniors' hard-earned benefits. It's already happening, and it'll get worse if they go through with closing branch offices and cutting staff."
Javier Milei Deepens Argentina’s IMF Debt Trap With ‘Emergency’ Loan
Argentina’s US-backed libertarian President Javier Milei is using an emergency decree to take a huge loan from the IMF, deepening the debt trap that has devastated the South American country’s…
An Inequality Tale of Two Capital Cities
In one, lawmakers are taxing the rich. In the other, they're rushing the rich a free pass at tax time.
Kshama Sawant: We Must Revolt Against the Ruling Class
By Kshama Sawant / The Chris Hedges YouTube Channel
The Global North Has Nine Times More Voting Power at the IMF Than the Global South
In the deeply undemocratic IMF, where a country’s voting power is tied not to its population size but to the size of its economy, the US effectively holds a veto…
Private Equity Firms Tighten Stranglehold on US, Angling for Boons Under Trump
Private equity has fingers in our homes, hospitals and jobs. Resisting it is crucial to our fight for a just society.