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Stories by Paul Buchheit

Paul Buchheit is a professor with City Colleges of Chicago, founder of fightingpoverty.org and co-founder of Global Initiative Chicago. He is the editor and main contributor to the forthcoming book, "American Wars: Illusions and Realities" (Clarity Press).

Unspinning the Right: the Rich Don't Really Bear Most of the Tax Burden

Based on the cold facts of statistics and percentages, the poor are paying a greater share of their incomes.
Posted on Feb 7, 2009, Source: AlterNet

The Unspeakable Path to Balanced Budgets

Shhhhh ... It's politically incorrect to talk about raising corporate taxes.
Posted on Mar 22, 2008, Source: AlterNet

'Democracy,' American Style

If this is democracy, why doesn't the average wage earner receive a fair share of America's productive economy?
Posted on Jan 10, 2008, Source: AlterNet

How to Really Love Your Country: Five Objectives for True Patriots

A Top 5 list of criteria for a better America.
Posted on Dec 4, 2007, Source: AlterNet

Taxing the Poor

The tax burden has shifted dramatically from wealth to work in the past twenty years.
Posted on Nov 7, 2007, Source: AlterNet

"NBA Syndrome" Helps Fuel Spiralling Inequality

An exaggerated belief, especially among men, that they will be successful in competitive situations may be what's preventing an uprising among working Americans.
Posted on Sep 10, 2007, Source: AlterNet

Who Should Pay for Infrastructure Repair: Fat-Cat Tax Cheats or Working Americans?

After years of letting the wealthy off the hook, some lawmakers are now turning to American workers to foot the bill for repairing the nation's frayed infrastructure.
Posted on Aug 14, 2007, Source: AlterNet