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Faulconer’s Proposed Tourism Tax Increase: Perpetuating the Hourglass Economy
I've been reviewing various reports about the proposed ballot measure and special election that seeks to increase the Transient Occupancy Tax (TOT). Proponents tell us this is needed to fund a...
View ArticleCorporate Consolidation: Are Small Businesses Really the Backbone of Our...
We’ve all heard that refrain “Small business is the backbone of our economy” but is it true? John Oliver examines recent trends, noting for example that the airline industry has gone from ten major...
View ArticleWall Street Got a Bailout, Why Not Puerto Rico? | Video Worth Watching
Aaron Maté of the Real News discusses with labor leader Hector Figueroa the impact of Puerto Rico’s economic debt on the recovery efforts in the aftermath of hurricanes Irma and Maria. Figueroa...
View ArticleThis Republican Farmer from Kansas is Calling for #NotOnePenny | Video Worth...
Remember in 2012 when Kansas Governor Sam Brownback launched his “live experiment” in conservative governance? Cutting taxes was going to spur growth and create jobs. So how did that work out? Meet...
View ArticleCould Puerto Rico’s Water Supply Be the Next Target for Privitization? |...
Naomi Klein’s Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism provides numerous examples of corporations taking advantage of natural disasters to privatize public resources and utilities. Could Puerto...
View ArticleA Harvard Economist Asked 5,000 Americans to Chart the Distribution of Wealth...
Do you think you have a good picture of how unequal the distribution of wealth is in the United States? A 2010 survey by Harvard economist Dan Ariely and Mike Norton asked 5,000 Americans to graph...
View ArticleSeven Reasons Trump’s Corporate Tax Cuts Make No Sense | Video Worth Watching
So, Trump’s tax plan is supposed to be a YUGE tax cut for the middle-class? Yeah, right! Robert Reich lays out the arguments against the kind of tax cut legislation that the current administration is...
View ArticleThe Underlying Agenda of Trump’s Tax Reform
While there are convincing arguments being made about how the GOP’s Tax Cuts and Jobs Act favors the rich and disses the poor, the real danger in this legislation lies in its underlying social...
View ArticleTreasury Secretary Mnuchin, Commerce Secretary Ross, Putin’s son-in-law...
Q: What do Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin, Putin’s son-in-law Kirill Shamalov and offshore islands have in common? A: The Paradise Papers. Here is Democracy Now!’s Amy...
View ArticleBrian Alexander’s ‘Glass House’: Examining Industrial Grief in the Heartland
By Peter Zschiesche For those of us in California, the older industrial belt of the Midwest including Wisconsin, Michigan, Ohio, and western Pennsylvania, is a world away from us regarding immigration...
View ArticleThe Republican Lie About Debt Revealed | Video Worth Watching
All In’s Chris Hayes explains why we shouldn’t believe Republicans who say they care about debt. After pushing fiscal austerity under President Obama, stalling the recovery, Republicans abandoned debt...
View ArticleCamperForce – the Nomadic Workforce That Powers Amazon | Video Worth Watching
From the Vimeo website: For nearly a decade, Amazon has recruited thousands of RVers for a seasonal labor unit called CamperForce. Adapted from the book Nomadland: Surviving America in the Twenty-First...
View ArticleA Powerful Economic Justice Movement Is Brewing, Even in This Dark Time
An American Democracy Movement is fighting brutal capitalism and the culture of blame. By Frances Moore Lappé and Adam Eichen / AlterNet In this tumultuous world, one thing seems certain: today’s dire...
View Article‘Billionaire Boom’: World’s Richest 1% Took 82% of All New Wealth in 2017,...
By Jon Queally / Common Dreams Call it the 'Year of the Billionaire.' In 2017, a new billionaire was created every two days and while 82 percent of all wealth created went to the top 1 percent of the...
View ArticleTo Protest Racist Comments and Policies, Walkout Planned for Trump’s Davos...
By Julia Conley / Common Dreams Several attendees of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland are planning to walk out of President Donald Trump's speech at the summit on Friday afternoon, in...
View ArticleHow to Make Housing More Affordable in San Diego
By Murtaza Baxamusa / SanDiegoUrbDeZine There isn't enough affordable housing being built in the city of San Diego. Lenders and banks aren't lending as much, apartment owners aren't caring, and...
View ArticleRent Control in California: Seven Myths and Seven Solutions for Protecting...
Rent control can help solve California’s housing affordability and homelessness crisis by decreasing displacement and protecting the rights and dignity of working families, the elderly, and long-term...
View ArticleHealth Care is Still the Number One Economic Issue
By David Akadjian / Daily Kos Since the Parkland, Florida, high school shooting, there’s been a lot of talk about reasonable gun violence prevention laws. If you look at surveys, most people support...
View ArticleDear Ohio: An Open Letter to the Bellwether State, Part 4
Dear Ohio, This is my fourth letter to you, my sister state, for we are all sons and daughters of this democracy, however embattled it now may be. And it must be remembered that in modern times, no...
View ArticleMay Day in Puerto Rico: Police Attack Anti-Austerity Protesters with Pepper...
Disaster capitalism hits Puerto Rico. PROMESA, the board appointed by Congress to oversee Puerto Rico's economy, is calling for, among other things, the privatization of the school system and a 10% cut...
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