Getting Cooperative in the New Economy

While Wall Street banks are on a trend of corporate mergers and acquisitions, Main Street businesses are generating community wealth while undergoing a transition of their own.

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The 28th Amendment: Separating Corporation and State

Educating the public about the corporate corruption of democracy will lead to reform, and reform will undermine the ability of corporations to corrupt the democratic process.

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The Choice In Portland: Austerity Versus a People's Budget

If he gets his way, Portland Mayor Charlie Hales’s austerity axe will continue to swing at the city's most vulnerable citizens.

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Pricing the Carbon: Senators Boxer and Sanders Introduce New Climate Legislation

The new bill, which is the first since cap and trade failed to pass the Senate in 2009, would put a $20/ton fee on carbon, raising trillions of dollars to offset impacts on consumers and create new investment in renewable energy sources.

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The .03% Solution

How a tiny tax on financial transactions could raise revenue and help the capital markets.

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Protesters Slam CEO and "Fix the Debt" Leader over Corporate Tax Breaks

Speaking at a Fix the Debt conference on Monday, Honeywell International Inc. CEO David Cote was interrupted several times by Flip the Debt protesters over tax loopholes that allow companies to pay far less taxes than ordinary Americans.

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Why Billionaires Will Keep Pouring Money Into Politics — Until They’re Stopped

I keep hearing that the billionaires and big corporations that poured all that money into the 2012 election learned their lesson. Don’t believe that for an instant.

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The Fiscal Cliff vs. the Heartland

Rather than the tactical games being played in Washington, we should be focusing on why median wages continue to drop when income and wealth are ever more concentrated at the top.

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