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Many people might not realize their savings may work directly against efforts to address climate change. If you bank with any of the largest American banks, every dollar you put in funds the development of fossil fuels.

Pramila Jayapal, the newly elected member of Congress from Washington state’s 7th District, shared her unorthodox vision for elected office with us in a recent video conversation.

Millions of Americans file their federal income tax returns with no idea what the government actually does with all that money. Would you feel differently about paying taxes if you knew what they support? We'll break it down for you.

Economist Dean Baker has a bright idea about how to get corporations to pay their fair share in society. Give the government stock in the company, so everyone would benefit when a company earns profits, not just the wealthy few.

We are in a time of fantasy proposals from our country's "leaders." What We the People need is real policy proposals to address our real problems, not giveaways to the rich that masquerade as tax reforms.

What happens when a state lowers wage and safety standards and keeps unions out to attract jobs? Workers lose limbs and lives, and our democracy itself is endangered.

Wouldn’t it be nice if you could just send Uncle Sam an IOU every year? That's what big corporations do, legally, when they use "creative accounting" to put off paying what they owe the nation, indefinitely.