The American people clearly spoke, and the drubbing Democrats received requires looking beyond just issue polls, voting patterns, campaign strategy, or get-out-the-vote tactics.
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Corporations Renouncing U.S. "Citizenship" Bilk Billions from Federal Revenue
So far this year, a dozen U.S. companies including well-known brands like Medtronic and Chiquita have merged with foreign firms, shifting their headquarters offshore to avoid U.S. taxes.
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America's Criminal Financiers: Still Unjailed and More Bloated Than Ever
Because of the Obama administration’s soft on crime approach to the bankers who became rich packaging fraudulent mortgages, the industry is still a cesspool of excess and greed.
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My Party Has Lost Its Soul: Former Clinton Aide Laments Victory for Wall Street Democrats
We yearn for a new politics but worry that our democracy, like that Antarctic ice shelf, has reached its tipping point.
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The Movement for American Banking Independence Starts With Postal Banks
Over a billion people around the world are free to bank at their neighborhood post office – yet we stand almost alone among developed countries in keeping 300 million Americans from doing likewise.
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Defending the 99%: Why Centrist Democrats Are Losing the Middle
The corporatist, Wall Street wing of the party wants to draw a distinction between inequality and opportunity – but passive-voice populism won’t cut it anymore.
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Do Not Forgive, Do Not Forget: These 37 U.S. Senators Just Voted Against Students
There is no economic argument against the student loan refinancing bill that Republicans killed this week in Congress, which would have stimulated the economy by putting $63 billion into struggling peoples' pockets.
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Higher Ed, Not Debt: A Coalition Tackles America’s Student Financial Crisis
Occupy Wall Street activist Nelini Stamp of the Working Families Party talks about the new “Higher Ed, Not Debt” campaign that Elizabeth Warren helped launch.
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How Soon Will American Populism Reclaim Democracy From the Oligarchs?
We know that the rich and big corporations now dominate the political process to an extreme worthy of an oligarchy – and we know that the only counter to organized money is mobilized people.
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The Warren Proposal: Postal Banking Is Key Financial Reform In the Public Good
The postal financial services Senator Elizabeth Warren suggests are important first steps toward democratizing our economy.
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Elizabeth Warren: Coming to a Post Office Near You – Loans You Can Trust
The U.S. Postal Service is exploring offering basic banking services – bill paying, check cashing, small loans – to its customers and partnering with banks to serve tens of millions of Americans who lack checking or savings accounts.
