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The Coming Iran Crisis and the Urgency for a Progressive Foreign Policy Alternative
A progressive foreign policy would reject the use of the American military as a global police force, support social democracy internationally instead of unfettered global capitalism, and push strongly for demilitarization.
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Taxing the Poor
As the gap between rich and poor widens, the political system becomes vulnerable to the sort of class conflict that now divides us – undermining the very possibility of a constitutional democracy.
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Meeting the Definition of Terrorism: Big Pharma, Big Oil, and Big Banks
The terror inflicted on Americans is real, and is documented by the facts to follow.
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Louisiana Looks To Gambling to Fill Its Budget Holes–But At A High Social Cost
State lawmakers see legalized gambling as a cure to their chronic revenue shortfalls – but like other states that failed before it, Louisiana may experience new and harmful consequences as a result.
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Do Taxpayers Know They Are Handing Out Billions to Corporations?
Every year, states and local governments give economic-development incentives to companies to the tune of between $45 billion and $80 billion. Why such a wide range? Because many of these subsidies are not public.
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Whether America Can Afford A Job Guarantee Program Is Not Up For Debate
Sen. Bernie Sanders's endorsement of a guaranteed job for anyone who wants one has reinvigorated a debate in which people instinctively ask: How on earth can we pay for that?
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Can Public Banks Help Re-Write Our Financial Worldview?
The case for public banking begins by deconstructing the creation of money and, in a fairly stunning revelation if you’ve never heard it before, discussing how banks create “new money” when they make loans.
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May Day Militancy To Create the Economy We Need
On this May Day, we reflect on the history of worker power and present lessons from our past to build power for the future.
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The DHS Database of Journalists Will End Independent News Media as We Know It
The move by DHS is widely expected to have a “chilling effect” on the number of journalists applying for visas to travel overseas and report on what they see there.
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This Union Nurse and Outspoken Progressive Could Become Iowa’s Next Governor
Cathy Glasson is running an insurgent campaign on a platform of Medicare for all, a $15 minimum wage and ending “right to work” laws.
