A Tax That May Change the Trading Game

 

To the dismay of the United States government — not to mention Wall Street — much of Europe seems poised to begin taxing financial trading as soon as next year.

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Rise of Drones Drives Efforts to Limit Police Use

They can record video images and produce heat maps. They can be used to track fleeing criminals, stranded hikers — or just as easily, political protesters. And for strapped police departments, they are more affordable than helicopters.

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Huge Supreme Court Case Could Change Everything About Rich People In Politics

The wealthy could have politicians in their pockets.

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How Uruguay Became A Giant Offshore Bank Account

Welcome to the tax haven you've never heard of.

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The Educational Charities That Do PR for the Rightwing Ultra-Rich

Billionaires control the political conversation by staying hidden and paying others to promote their brutal agendas.

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Shale Gas Bubble Looms, Aided by Wall Street

Two reports published this week conclude that the current fracking boom could lead to a "bubble burst" akin to the housing bubble burst of 2008.

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Equal Opportunity, Our National Myth

Americans are coming to realize that their cherished narrative of social and economic mobility is a myth.

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Notes from the New War Generation

I was born in 1991. I’ve lived over half my life in a nation at war.

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U.S. Divestment Movement Gaining Momentum

A months-old national campaign to convince U.S. colleges, universities and city governments to withdraw investments from the world’s largest oil and gas companies has seen some notable initial successes.

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Memo to Wealthy America: Some Facts About the Victims of Greed

The 1% has taken from the poor and the middle class for thirty years using a variety of strategies to redistribute wealth to the top. Here is the effect of this funds transfer.

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