The country’s new prime minister, Andy Burnham, has promised a break from the politics of the last 40 years—realizing more broadly that Labour must stand up for the 99% against big business, or the party will become irrelevant.
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May Day: Income Disparity Grows As Corporations Spend Millions To Cover It Up
Corporations have spent more than $1 billion lobbying against the Dodd-Frank Act. Three years later, the Act has yet to be enforced — and lobbyists are still winning.
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The Numbers Are In: Tax the Rich to Pay the Deficit
Contrary to conservative arguments our ballooning deficit crisis is a result of withheld revenue, not excessive spending. These three basic tax enforcement fixes -- and a few new taxes on the wealthy -- would solve it all.
