'Clock Is Ticking': Countdown for Tens of Millions as Child Tax Credit Set to End

"We need to act now" to help working families, said Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.

DeJoy Nets Massive Bonus Amid Mail Delays and Rampant Wage Theft From Carriers

With his record salary, bonus and perks, DeJoy earned about as much in 2021 as President Joe Biden.

GOP Candidate JD Vance Accuses Walmart of “Slave Labor” But Invests in Its Stock

The "Hillbilly Elegy" author has also drawn accusations of hypocrisy over his positions on Big Tech and Trump.

Low Wages and Exploitative Conditions Are Sparking Graduate Student Strikes

Whatever gains the striking union at Columbia University wins will be looked to as a model by other campus efforts.

'Acting Like Republicans': Sanders Rips Manchin and Sinema for Betraying US Families

"I do not respect the arrogance of any member of the Senate who says, 'You know what, I'm going to torpedo this entire bill,'" said Sen. Bernie Sanders.

House Progressives to Senate Democrats: Work Through Holidays to Pass Build Back Better

"Delaying passage of Build Back Better until 2022 would have immediate and devastating consequences."

A Critique of Obscene Wealth

Wherever and whenever obscenely rich people existed, they always protected their wealth and the privileges that come with it from the majority of non-wealthy people working for them and around them. Emperors, kings, czars as well as masters of...

Don’t Blame Benefits for Inflation, Blame the Global Economy

Headlines are screaming that inflation is here to stay. U.S. consumer prices have risen by an average of 6.2 percent in the past year, the sharpest

A Last-Ditch Effort to Eliminate a Tax Dodge for the Super-Rich

It’s almost the new year. Let’s make sure Private Equity Barons leave their favorite tax giveaway in 2021. Much like corporate raiders of the 1980s, the

Reddit takes its first official step toward going public.

The company announced it had confidentially filed paperwork for an I.P.O., but without disclosing financial details.

More Universal Programs Would Drastically Improve Financial Stability for US Families: Analysis

New report urges Senate to include expansion of the Child Tax Credit, universal child care assistance, and expanded housing assistance in the pending Build Back Better legislation.

Opinion | The Plan to Tax Stock Buybacks From Corporations With Record Breaking Profits

"As corporations blow record sums repurchasing their stock to inflate CEO pay, Congress is advancing a tax aimed at curbing this harmful practice."

Will We See Deflation in the Next 12 Months?

I’m not worried at this point about a deflationary spiral, but I see what, to my view, is a plausible scenario where the CPI actually goes negative in the

The Bankers of the Round Table

Over the centuries, the powers that be have tended to be less than shy about many aspects of their global domination.

Not Just Billionaires — the Average Rich Person’s Pay Has Risen During COVID

Wages grew much faster for top earners than they did for everyone else in 2020, reflecting a 40-year trend.

Opinion | This Outrageous Global Inequality Is a Political Choice

"The primary cause of 'predistributive' inequality is, in a word, privatization: of finance, the natural commons, the knowledge commons (through intellectual-property rights), and public services and amenities."

Rep. Ro Khanna Implores Biden to Act on Student Loan Debt

The Biden administration's plan to restart payments in February could hurt Democrats in the upcoming midterms.

The Great Inheritors: How Three Families Shielded Their Fortunes From Taxes for Generations

In the early 1900s some of the wealthiest Americans claimed their fortunes would never last through the generations. A century of tax avoidance later, the dynasties are going strong.

Reno May Use Federal Funds to Address Housing Crisis

At a recent ProPublica event, Reno council member Devon Reese said the city will announce its plans to alleviate the city’s housing crisis next month. The event followed a ProPublica investigation on redevelopment’s impact on lower-income residents.