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How Progressives Won Four Important Victories in 10 Days
Are there some lessons here for future fights? Progressives won big in four arenas over the past two weeks. They played key roles in stopping a military strike on Syria, defeating Larry Summers’s bid...
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Filthy Rich CEOs Are Lobbying to Cut Medicare, Social Security and Push the...
The loudest calls for Social Security cuts are coming from CEOs who will never have to worry about their own retirement security.The following originally appeared on OtherWords, and is cross-posted...
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How Fast Food Giants Use Loopholes to Avoid taxes, Pay Execs Giant Pay, and...
Thanks to a loophole that subsidizes CEO pay, huge food chains trimmed millions from their tax bills in 2011 and 2012.The fast food industry is notorious for handing out lean paychecks to their burger...
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And the Oscar for Most Brilliant Activism by Hollywood Celebrity Goes to ......
Andrew Lincoln of popular show, 'The Walking Dead' has a hilarious new video attacking the greed of our financial system. The Harry Potter director and five movie stars have just released a new...
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Ferrari and Yacht Dealers Rejoice! Wall Street Hands Out Even More Obscene...
If the $26.7 billion in bonuses had instead gone to minimum wage workers, our economy would be expected to grow by about $32.3 billionPurveyors of Ferraris and high-end Swiss watches keep their fingers...
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Food Chain CEOs Want Subsidies for Their Salaries, But Are Against Raising...
There's injustice inside your Chipotle burrito bowl and your Starbucks latte. You might say the chieftains of America’s largest restaurant corporations want it every which way and then some.Having read...
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These Companies Paid Their CEOs More Than They Pay in Taxes
Adding insult to injury, there's hardly any transparency from public corporations on how much taxes they actually pay. Of the 30 largest U.S. corporations, seven paid their CEO more last year than they...
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3 Charts That Show Just How Much Wall Street Bonuses Swamp Low-Wage Worker Pay
We’re unfairly rewarding the people whose work we couldn’t do without, such as taking care of the elderly. While workers’ wages stagnate, the Wall Street bonus culture is flourishing.New figures from...
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How the Civil War Never Ended for Black America
By righting a 150-year-old wrong, re-enactors aim to help remedy long untreated ills at the root of today’s #BlackLivesMatter movementHundreds of African-American men marched to the White House this...
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Supporting NAFTA Was the Kiss of Death for Democrats --Why Dems Should Think...
As President Obama twists arms to pass “fast track,” a look back at the Democrats who helped Clinton win the bloody trade battle of 1993.It’s serious flashback time for those involved in the 1993...
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The 3 Most Asinine Corporate Arguments Against CEO-Worker Pay Disclosure
As Dodd-Frank turns five, the SEC hasn't been able to put the regulations into practice.Regulators of the Great Depression era could teach their modern-day counterparts a few lessons in how to get...
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Papal Smackdown: Pope Francis v. Fossil Fuel Execs
The Pope has taken aim at a lucrative system.For most of us in the cities on Pope Francis’ upcoming U.S. tour, the major concern is traffic congestion. For fossil fuel executives, look out.The Pope...
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100 CEOs’ Nest Eggs = Retirement Savings of 41% of Families
We need to talk about the retirement savings gap.If you think the pay gap in this country is bad, consider the retirement savings gap. Just 100 CEOs have company retirement assets that are equal to the...
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The Terrible Things That Happen When Santa Claus Visits CEOS
A 20-year-old rule intended to control CEO pay has bloated executive paychecks while draining tax revenue and widening inequality.This week marks the 20th anniversary of an epic boondoggle in U.S....
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