The Democratic Platform Goes After Wall Street
The platform draft shows Democrats are willing to bite the hand that feeds them – but will they follow through?
The DNC’s Draft Policy Agenda Shows a Major Shift in the Financial Transactions Tax Debate
Advocates will continue to push for the tax on Wall Street that could raise billions in revenue over 10 years.
Burning Issues: Taking on ISIS
“First, do no harm,” Phyllis Bennis tells Campaign For America’s Future. If we want to defeat ISIS, we must “Stop the drone attacks. Stop the air strikes.”
Five Reforms Every Police Department Should Make
Black Americans will never trust the police without serious measures to reduce police violence and improve accountability.
Hillary Clinton’s ‘Major Foreign Policy Address’ Was Anything But
Clinton is right: Trump would be a disaster on foreign policy. But her refusal to engage with the alternative offered by Sanders says more about her own war-driven approach than anything else.
Clinton Positions Herself to the Right of Trump in Major National Security Speech
IPS’s Phyllis Bennis tells the Real News Network that although Clinton rightfully used her national security speech to condemn the bigotry and danger of Trump’s positions, she didn’t lay out a much better alternative.
A Commencement Address for the Most Indebted Class Ever
The average debt for a college graduate is $37,000 and the system is trying to squeeze you harder than any generation before. But it doesn’t have to be this way.
Tupac Shakur on Inequality, Greed, and Donald Trump
Two decades before Bernie Sanders’ presidential candidacy, the hip-hop artist described the absurdity of inequality in America that continues to get worse today.
Can Korean Millennials Transform the Country’s Political System?
The next generation of Koreans could take part in a national revival of South Korea and put the ghosts of the 20th century to rest.
Estate Tax to the Rescue
If nothing changes in our tax code, the wealthiest 1 percent will claim half of all U.S. wealth in just 20 years.
Inequality Will Get Worse Until There’s a Revolution
America’s wealth concentration has increased tenfold since Bill Clinton first ran for president.
Wall Street Should Pay a Sales Tax, Too
Americans are used to paying sales taxes on basic goods and services, but when a Wall Street trader buys millions of dollars’ worth of stocks or derivatives, there’s no tax at all.
The Treasury Department Could Help Block Offshore Tax Havens
Big Pharma company Pfizer is currently evading $40 billion in tax obligations and trying to make that permanent through a tax-dodging marriage with Irish firm Allergen.
Sanders Vs. Clinton on Palestine-Israel: A Primer with Phyllis Bennis
An assessment of Clinton’s AIPAC speech and Sanders’s Middle East speech reveals their divergent approaches to the US’s closest ally, Israel
Do Populist Candidates Appeal to Affluent Voters?
The numbers suggest that a broad coalition of Americans support a pro-worker economic agenda.