Taxes

Leave No Tax Cheat Behind Leave No Tax Cheat Behind

If President Bush and the Republican Congress would close the loopholes on tax cheats--especially the superrich--there would be ample money to improve the nation's public schools.

Oct 10, 2006 / Feature / John C. Fager

Tax Refund Scheme Targets the Working Poor Tax Refund Scheme Targets the Working Poor

Corporate tax preparers like H&R Block continue to target taxpayers hungry for rapid refunds with questionable loans.

Apr 17, 2006 / Feature / Bernice Yeung

Taking the Offensive on Wealth Taking the Offensive on Wealth

Strategies that unite the vast majority against a tiny elite are sure to win.

Feb 3, 2005 / Feature / Gar Alperovitz

The Gipper’s Economy The Gipper’s Economy

The Gipper had a certain goofiness about him that was impossible not to like. He told "war stories" borrowed from old movies with such sincerity you were sure he must have been t...

Jun 10, 2004 / William Greider

The Cruelest Month The Cruelest Month

Like mushrooms after a spring rain, signs pop up at this time of year in hardscrabble urban neighborhoods across the country, promising quick and easy money.

Apr 8, 2004 / Bobbi Murray

Greenspan’s Con Job Greenspan’s Con Job

It is not exactly that he lies, but Alan Greenspan certainly ranks among the most duplicitous figures to serve in modern American government.

Mar 4, 2004 / William Greider

Socking It to the States Socking It to the States

Sentient observers know that American state and local governments face a historic crisis--that they are cutting vital services and raising taxes, mainly on those already most s...

May 22, 2003 / Feature / James K. Galbraith

And the Poor Pay Taxes… And the Poor Pay Taxes…

Just in case you didn't have a clue who George W.

May 15, 2003 / Roy Ulrich

Sacrifice Is for Suckers Sacrifice Is for Suckers

In his address to the nation on the eve of the invasion of Iraq, George W.

Apr 10, 2003 / Robert L. Borosage

Bush’s Big Bad Budget Bush’s Big Bad Budget

George W. Bush's budget sketches the precipitous decline in our fortunes on his watch, while blurring the full costs of his shameless pander to privilege.

Feb 6, 2003 / Robert L. Borosage

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