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Victory for Americans: Walgreens Won’t “Invert” to Avoid U.S. Taxes
Big news: Walgreens will not “invert” to become a Swiss company to avoid U.S. taxes. This is a victory for a powerful alliance of citizen groups under the banner of Americans for Tax Fairness. Now let's reform corporate taxes.
Lawmakers Showcase Using 'Womenomics' To Rebuild The Middle Class
House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi goes to a Hyattsville bakery to highlight the progressive policies that can enable women – and men – to achieve financial security.
Perhaps We Need Corporate 'Loyalty Oaths'
Walgreens has announced that it won't do an "inversion" that will enable it to cut its corporate taxes by renouncing its U.S. citizenship. But we still need to deter other companies from going that route.
Why Did Rand Paul Run Away?
Sen. Rand Paul's immigration proposal is an incoherent mess that can't stand real scrutiny. When faced with an undocumented immigrant who's life is on the line, Paul decided to flee the scene.
Tom Friedman, Globalization's Man in Madagascar
Thomas Friedman recently filed an editorial from, and about, Madagascar. In a new piece for Salon, we point out the flaws in his thinking - flaws that mirror his shortsighted and trend-infatuated view of the domestic economy. Friedman is an ideal exemplar of...
Let’s Sue the GOP
Americans of all political persuasions object to paying higher taxes to offset the cost of coddling corporate defectors. The GOP’s filibustering of this bill is dereliction of duty. So let’s sue.
Progressive Breakfast
Yes, Inequality Hurts Growth New report shows inequality slowing growth. AP: "The rising concentration of income among the top 1 percent of earners has contributed to S&P's cutting its growth estimates for the economy. In part because of the disparity, it...
The Fed Should Be Worrying About 'Miss Effy,' Not Inflation Ghosts
The inflation bogeyman is nowhere to be found, and the real thing that we should be fearing is the damage being caused by an economy with a labor market that has been too slack for too long.
Inside Our Profoundly Unequal ‘New Normal’
Wealth's current tilt to the top sometimes seems almost eternal. But can our economy ‘self-correct’? A provocative new paper out of the developed world's official research agency contemplates our tomorrow.
9 House Republicans Who Risked Their Seats By Voting To Deport DREAMers
Here are the Republicans who taken the risk of angering their Latino constituents and voting to make the young undocumenteds known as "DREAMers" newly susceptible to deportation.
