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Why Democracy Needs a Wealth Tax
Does democracy need wealth tax to function for the people? How much should we tax the rich? If wealth is political power and wealth is distributed unequally, how can we call ourselves a democracy? Jefferson…
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Wright State Faculty Ends One of the Longest Strikes at a Public University in U.S. History
In Dayton, Ohio, faculty members at Wright State University have just concluded one of the longest public university strikes in U.S. history. On Sunday, the university’s administration reached a tentative contract agreement with the faculty…
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Will Subprime Loans in the Auto Industry Cause the Next Crash?
In 2008 a huge financial crash was caused because of toxic assets related to subprime loans. Unfortunately, Subprime loans are back. Those same subprime loans, also known as predatory loans are being utilized by the…
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Billionaire Faceplants Live on 70% Tax Rate
Billionaire Michael Dell hilariously faceplants at the Davos World Economic Forum after being told that a 70% marginal tax rate has worked in the United States by Professor Erik Brynjolfsson.
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“A Fight for the Soul of Britain”: Theresa May’s Brexit Deal Goes Down in Historic Defeat
Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit deal was crushed Tuesday in the biggest defeat for a sitting British government in modern history. After months of build-up, May’s plan for withdrawing Britain from the European Union was…
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AOC Suggests 70% Tax on Rich, Republicans Lose It
Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) floats the idea of a 70% marginal tax rate on the very rich, and Republicans implode, but we look at the reality and validity of higher top marginal tax rates.
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Why the Economy Crashes & What Must be Done to Fix it (w/ Richard Wolff)
The economy crashes every eight to ten years, and although there have been many proposed solutions over the years. Nothing seems to be working. Professor Richard Wolff breaks down why capitalism is unstable and the…
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Why Is the Foreclosure King Running the U.S. Treasury?
The cleanest person in the Trump administration might be the most corrupt person in any other administration. Steve Mnuchin whose connections to Goldman Sachs led him to be known as the Foreclosure King, because of…
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Why America Can't Afford to go Without a Green New Deal
Conservatives and Republicans are fast to talk about the supposedly enormous cost of programs of social uplift. When Progressive democrats like Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Bernie Sanders champion programs like the Green New Deal the story…
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