Category: Economy
Something Is Happening: The New Economy Movement
by Gar Alperovitz | Jun 1, 2013 | EconomyDespite its great wealth, the United States today faces enormous difficulties. Amidst the economic pain and insecurity and the looming climate catastrophe, there are no easily discernible political answers that even begin to offer strategic handholds on a truly democratic future. We face systemic problems, not simply political or economic problems. The wages of most […]
Apple’s Onshore Tax Shelters
by Darwin Bondgraham | May 28, 2013 | Economy, PoliticsHigh-tech innovation isn’t the only thing Apple excels at. Tax avoidance is another specialty. That came to the fore during Senate hearings last week. Apple’s finance wizards succeeded in sheltering over $100 billion overseas, not subject to any tax authority. “Ocean money,” they call it. But Apple’s ocean money is just the beginning. There’s plenty […]
The Deficit Crisis Is Over
by Doug Henwood | May 16, 2013 | Economy(The Congressional Budget Office released its latest debt and deficit projections for the next ten years. There’s no way any honest analyst could read them as anything but the official end to any rational concern about red ink, says Doug Henwood. Image source: CBO) Given that the phantasmic plays such a large role in politics, it’s […]
Can a Billionaire Who Got Rich Investing in Big Oil Fight Big Oil?
by Darwin Bondgraham | May 15, 2013 | Economy, Environment(BusinessWeek featured the above photo of billionaire Tom Steyer holding a jar of tar-sands oil. The article, titled “Tom Steyer: The Wrath of a Green Billionaire,” lauded his crusade to stop construction of the proposed Keystone XL pipeline, which would transport tar-sands oil from Canada to the Gulf of Mexico. As Darwin Bondgraham reports, part […]
Tax Havens and the Return of the Pirates
by Daniel Innerarity | May 6, 2013 | Economy(Last summer, the Tax Justice Network released a study estimating around $21 trillion is being held in offshore tax havens, which is equal to the annual GDPs of the U.S. and Japan. Tax havens, says philosopher Daniel Innerarity, exemplify our new age of piracy: TJN) Piracy is no longer a historical curiosity or a simple […]
Bad Faith Documentary
Bad Faith
“A great and powerful and timely film” – Ken Burns
Critics are raving about BAD FAITH, the sensational expose of Christian Nationalism from directors Stephen Ujlaki and Chris Jones
“One of the Ten Best Films of 2024” – Variety
Editor’s Picks
-
Endgame: The Risk of a Trump Coup and How to Prevent It
By Jonathan Winer
-
Electoral Helter-Skelter in 2024
By Mark Medish and Joel McCleary
-
By Anthony Barnett
-
Bad Faith: Christian Nationalism’s Unholy War on Democracy
By Hamilton Fish
-
God and QR Codes for Trump; The Courage Tour Goes to Michigan
By Anne Nelson
-
Project 2025: The Latest Plot Against America
By Anne Nelson