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Congrats, Graduates! Here’s Your Diploma and Debt

It’s that time of year again. Flowers are flowering, spring is springing, and across the country college graduates are graduating with their newly awarded degrees held high. Also high is the mountain of student debt most of these recent graduates are taking on. All...

Concerned About Climate Change? Change Where You Bank

At the end of April, hundreds of thousands of people will take part in the People’s Climate March in Washington, D.C. and around the country. The march will send a clear message that the majority of Americans understand that climate change is all too real — and...

Rep. Pramila Jayapal on Activism for America [video]

Pramila Jayapal, the newly elected member of Congress from Washington state’s 7th District, never intended to become a politician. Jayapal will speak and be honored at “Rise Up,” the founding conference for People’s Action, in Washington, D.C. next week. She shared...

The Truth Behind Tax Day: Where Your Taxes Go Now

If you groan about tax day, you’re certainly not alone. But what if tax day was something we could be proud of as members of a democracy? Would you feel differently about paying taxes if you knew they were going to support public services that you, your family and...

An Innovative Solution To Corporate Taxation: Stocks!

While we're talking about taxes... The Zero Hour with RJ Eskow recently spoke with economist Dean Baker, co-director of the Center for Economic and Policy Research, about "A New Way to Make Corporations Pay Their Fair Share." [fve]https://youtu.be/LdaMApH6iJw[/fve]...

Real Solutions For Tax Day, Not Bogus Tax Reforms

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. "Tax Reform" Next up on the Trump/billionaire/corporate agenda in Congress is "tax reform." Whenever you hear Republicans...

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