Matt Bivens, Tomdispatch.com. October 5, 2009. For all the public money we give rich people, we can cure millions around the world of horrifying diseases.
mcjoan, Daily Kos AlterNet: PEEK. September 16, 2009. Hey Blue Dogs, you really want to jump in on this middle class tax increase known as the Baucus bill?
Elizabeth G. Hines, Women's Media Center. September 16, 2009. Gays and lesbians remain separate and utterly unequal in the eyes of the law when it comes to obtaining health insurance for their families.
David Sirota, Creators Syndicate. August 10, 2009. Finally, there's no pretense. The ugliest traits of this despicable movement are there for all to behold.
Pat Garofalo, Think Progress AlterNet: PEEK. July 22, 2009. Between 1979 and 2006, the inflation-adjusted after-tax income of the richest 1 percent of households increased by 256 percent.
Les Leopold, AlterNet. July 20, 2009. If we want a greener world and green jobs for our citizens, we have to ditch the 'free-trade' ideal -- markets on their own won't do it.
Charlie Cray, CorpWatch. June 17, 2009. By failing to stoke popular support with a clear plan, Obama has for now effectively left Congress little choice but to dicker over the details.
Sam Stein, Huffington Post AlterNet: PEEK. April 17, 2009. Some Republicans and Independents view the fallout from the tea parties as very bad for the GOP.
Sam Stein, Huffington Post AlterNet: PEEK. April 15, 2009. Obama promised significant tax relief for working families of this country, and he delivered.
Robert L. Borosage, Huffington Post AlterNet: Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace. April 15, 2009. "The wealthiest few captured ever more of the nation's income while successfully lowering their tax rates."
Mark Ames, Yasha Levine, Alexander Zaitchik, AlterNet. April 15, 2009. The tea parties are AstroTurf -- fake grassroots. But there is a real movement growing against corporate greed and government malfeasance.
Adam Green, Open Left AlterNet: Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace. April 14, 2009. The Chamber is using taxpayer money to fund ads against workers in political swing states.
Christopher Hayes, The Nation. April 4, 2009. A tax loophole could let the ten largest paper companies rake in a whopping $8 billion. Where's the outrage?
Chuck Collins, Sam Pizzigati, AlterNet. March 23, 2009. What would FDR do if he were around to see AIG's bonus bozos spit in the face of the American taxpayer?
Bob Cesca, Huffington Post. March 20, 2009. Their gimmick to protest the bailout is hilarious because GOP tax policies are more in line with King George than colonial patriots.
Sam Pizzigati, Too Much: A Commentary on Excess and Inequality. March 10, 2009. Critics of Obama's tax plan claim the uber-rich will find a way to evade tax hikes. But history tells a different story.