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Giant Hole In “2nd Highest Corporate Tax Rate” Myth

By Bill Scher | August 12, 2008

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Even though I helped debunk this myth two months ago, Conservatives are still pushing the canard that A



A Letter From Senator Warren
 Richard Eskow
05/19/13

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The day may come when the worst nightmare a crooked banker or compromised regulator can have begins with the words, “You have a letter from Senator Warren.” But before we get to that,…



Kuttner’s “Debtors’ Prison”: A Much-Needed Brief Against Austerity
 Richard Eskow
05/18/13

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These days the economic news reads like some strange collaboration between John Steinbeck and Eugene Ionesco, a mashup of The Grapes of Wrath and The Bald Soprano. Grim statistics of poverty,…



New Evidence That We Need To Strengthen Social Security, Not Weaken It
 Richard Long
05/17/13

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According to a Pew Charitable Trusts study released Thursday, baby boomers and Generation Xers are increasingly unlikely to be able to afford the costs of retirement, making critical the need for…



Stop The Obstruction: Help Push Senate For NLRB Confirmations
 Dave Johnson
05/17/13

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The Senate is getting ready to vote on five nominees to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). They should confirm the whole package and get the NLRB functioning again. They are also voting…



Rally For Good Jobs in Washington, DC
 Terrance Heath
05/17/13

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For weeks, I’ve been writing that the movement to increase the minimum wage near you. Next week, however, that movement will arrive in my own back yard. Low-wage workers organized by Good Jobs…