Call Congress NOW! Stand up for the 99%. Senate and House Switchboard: (202) 224-3121 Then let the White House know you made the calls: http://www.whitehouse.gov/contact Are you bombarded with articles about our current fiscal dilemmas and wondering just what is […]
Yesterday was Columbus Day, the day that the federal government recognizes Christopher Columbus as the first European explorer to set foot in North America. Over the last fifty years, we’ve seen the day’s celebration change dramatically as Native Americans have […]
The gap between rich and poor continues to widen. How did that happen? Who is to blame? Congress – more than any other institution – writes the rules that determine how our economy operates. Lawmakers – in other words – […]
A new report, The CEOs Hand in Uncle Sam’s Pocket, reports that U.S. corporations received $14.4 billion in taxpayer subsidies related to their executive compensation packages. The report, the 19th annual Executive Excess report by the Institute for Policy Studies, […]
As Congress rushes for the exits to begin their month long summer vacation, they’ve been busy passing tax cut legislation that in many categories is worthy of a Gold Medal. The Senate started last week when it passed a one-year […]
From our coalition partner organization, Americans for Fair Taxes: Coalition Praises Senate for Passing Bill to End Bush Tax Cuts for Top 2% Blasts Failed GOP Alternative Bill That Would Raise Taxes on 25 Million Families (Washington, D.C. – […]
As early as next week the U.S. Senate will debate and vote on proposals to extend the Bush tax cuts. The House is expected to vote on the measures the following week. At present there appear to be four proposals […]
Great opinion piece by former Chicago Stock Exchange executive and Wealth for Common Good member, Bill Barclay: We must reduce the role of finance so that it once again supports the real economy of goods and services, rather than playing […]