U.S. Groups Join Global Call to Tax Speculators
Over 30 national organizations signed this letter urging President Obama to take action at home and abroad to stop rampant financial speculation.
Investing in Our Future Act of 2011
Climate change and the lack of health care services in developing countries are urgent and under-funded crises threatening the livelihoods and security of billions of people.
Fighting Finance from Below
Since the crash of 2008, writes guest columnist Sarah Anderson, global justice activists have begun to make progress in reining in the excesses of the financial industry.
Unpopular Sarkozy Gets it Right on Financial Transactions Taxes in the G-20
The French President is standing tough in his push to increase taxes on the financial sector.
A Few Thoughts on the Mid-Term Elections
As we enter a more challenging political landscape, IPS will continue to utilize its inside-outside strategy to promote true democracy and challenge concentrated wealth, corporate influence, and military power.
G-20: Take Action on Financial Transaction Taxes
International civil society organizations urge G-20 leaders to make progress on taxing financial speculation at summit in Seoul.
It’s Time We Taxed Financial Gambling
A tiny tax would make purely speculative investment less profitable and encourage long-term, patient investment.
Proving That Tea Partiers’ Anti-Tax Extremism Isn’t Even Loved by All Conservatives
Taxing speculation could take us a long way toward reining in Wall Street.
Taxing the Wall Street Casino
Report looks at how speculation taxes might have changed the outcome of recent global financial fiascos
Tax Wall Street to Pay for Jobs
The Senate should be looking for ways to jumpstart the economy — but not at the expense of those who suffered the most from the crisis.
Taxing the Wall Street Casino
In the United States and many countries around the world, there is growing momentum behind proposals to place a very small tax on trades of stock, currency, derivatives, and other financial assets.
Reining in Wall Street: Round 1
A May 17 rally in Washington, DC brought more than a thousand people into the streets, calling for a “financial speculation tax” as part of a broader financial reform agenda.
Global Activists Coordinate Actions to Tax Speculators
From Australia to Canada, activists are taking to the streets in cities around the world this week to hold the financial sector accountable for the costs of the global crisis.
From the Frontlines: May 11th, 2010
More on BP, the merits of cultural boycott, and steps toward financial reform.
The Unfinished Business of Financial Reform
Lawmakers will need to consider financial speculation taxes in the next round of the fight to rein in Wall Street.