If Trump indeed tanks your 401(k) to make himself and his friends even richer, the opposition party should make that the centerpiece of their attack heading into next year’s election.
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Another French Economist Cracks the Nut – Revealing True Costs of Tax Evasion
By analyzing data from central banks in Switzerland and Luxembourg, Gabriel Zucman has put creditable numbers on tax evasion, showing that it’s rampant – and a major driver of wealth inequality.
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Ohio Signs Nation's First Anti-Renewable Energy Bill Into Law
Clean energy’s brought 25,000 jobs and at least $1 billion in private sector investment to the state – so why did lawmakers enable the fossil fuel industry to turn back the clock on Ohio?
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City of Miami Sues JPMorgan Chase for Mortgage Discrimination
The lawsuit says the country's largest bank engaged in a continuous practice of discriminatory mortgage lending since at least 2004, violating the U.S. Fair Housing Act.
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Why Is U.S. Military Pushing K-12 Students to Build Drones In Dayton?
Using vast resources to develop a shadow education system throughout the U.S., the military is going after young children to recruit a weapons-friendly generation of scientists and engineers.
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Honored Argentine Judge Now Faces Trial for Crimes Against Humanity Case
Judge German Castelli, who in 2012 ruled against 18 perpetrators accused of torture, murder and enforced disappearances during Argentina's military dictatorship, now stands accused of political negligence.
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Organizing Higher Ed: When Grad Students, College Athletes and Labor Unite
In April, scholarship football players at Northwestern University voted to form a union, and more than 1,000 Yale University grad students delivered a petition demanding a clear path to unionization.
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Rewarding Money In Politics, Elite Obama "Bundler" Nodded for France Ambassdorship
Jane Hartley, CEO of the Observatory Group, is the 26th elite political fundraiser Obama has tapped for an ambassadorship since his second term began last January.
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Blood On Bankers' Hands As More than 10,000 Suicides Attributed to Great Recession
Researchers in London and Oxford suggest sprawling numbers of suicides in Europe and North America are linked to the severe economic downturn brought on by the 2008 financial crisis.
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Remeasuring the Games, Brazil and England Crash Out Early In the "Inequality World Cup"
In an attempt to highlight the gap between rich and poor in those countries with teams represented, aid agency Oxfam has rebranded this the "Inequality World Cup."
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Apartheid in Detroit: Water For Corporations, Not For People
Residents with $150 delinquent water bills are having the tap shut off, denying them a basic human right while prominent Detroit corporations with much larger delinquent water bills are being left alone.
