Wealth Ratio Disparities Far Greater for Families of Color
The distribution of wealth and resources in this nation is more extreme and inequitable than it has ever been in our country's recorded history. In this current economic Depression the richest 5% of...
View ArticleIceland Revolutionizes Their Banks, Constitution & Democracy Itself
"Why Iceland Should be in the News but is Not" describes how Iceland has completely transformed their financial institutions, as well as their entire democratic process. The story of how the European...
View ArticleCooperatives are the Answer
We are mired in a bleak global depression that has already devastated millions of families; and answers for a way out of this horrendous mess sometimes seem few and far between. However, one of the...
View ArticleStudent Loan Forgiveness Act Introduced into Congress by Hansen Clarke
This week Michigan Representative Hansen Clarke introduced the Student Loan Forgiveness Act, HR4170, into Congress. Hansen's proposed bill will allow for all student loans to be forgiven if the...
View ArticleExcessive CEO Pay Fuels Our Nation’s Expanding Income Inequality
The growing income inequality in the United States is making our economy very volatile and unstable. Executive compensation and CEO pay have helped to fuel that rapidly expanding wealth gap, as well as...
View ArticlePell Grants Slashed for Thousands of Struggling College Students
As college costs skyrocket and our nation's economy continues to flounder, the U.S. Congress has decided to make it more expensive and difficult for poor people to get a college education. Beginning on...
View ArticleLIBOR Scandal Exposes Systematic Corruption throughout Banking Industry
The most egregious criminal financial fraud of all time is now unfolding before our eyes. A handful of corrupt banks have been intentionally manipulating global interest rates, also known as LIBOR,...
View ArticleGlobal Elites Hide Trillions in Secret Offshore Economy Each Year
A new report has been published which compiles detailed information about the enormous amount of money that is being hidden by billionaires in offshore accounts. The research, The Price of Offshore...
View ArticleOccupy Inspires Growing Rolling Jubilee Debt Abolishment Movement
One of the most inspiring recent developments to arise from Occupy Wall Street is a rapidly expanding movement to bail out regular folks through debt abolishment. This is not debt resistance or student...
View ArticleVideo Shows US Wealth Gap is Now So Huge that it Soars Off Charts
It seems like every month the number of people who are unemployed, or in need of food stamps soars to record new levels, while corporate profits continue to skyrocket. Attempting to describe the...
View ArticlePelosi Demands $10.10 Minimum Wage Raise Amid Historic Stock Market Profits
This week House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi stated that the historic profits recently made by Wall Street demand that our nation increase the minimum wage to at least $10.10 an hour. The California...
View ArticleWarren Demands Student Loan Interest Must Equal Wall Street Borrowing Rates
Senator Elizabeth Warren has introduced her first bill, which allows for college students to borrow money at the same low rate of interest which Wall Street banks enjoy. Why would billionaire bankers...
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