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The Billionaire Space Race Is a Wake-Up Call
Bored billionaires want tax breaks to escape a planet they helped pollute. Should we even let them back?

The Mom and Pop Tax Break
This month, millions of U.S. parents will get direct deposits in their bank accounts. There’s no catch.

Farm Workers Are Dying. Blame Our Exploitative Food System.
Our food system is built on exploited labor — a problem that’s getting worse as the climate changes. What’s the solution?

Rein In Private Equity Before It Destroys More Jobs
The Hufcor plant in Janesville, Wisconsin was profitable before investors gobbled it up. Now it’s the latest highway robbery by private equity.

Cubans Are Suffering. Biden Needs to End the Embargo.
Biden should reverse Trump’s sanctions and call an end to 60 years of brutal economic warfare.

Death by a Thousand Cuts
The GOP’s war on democracy wouldn’t be possible without a few “moderate” Dems.

Don’t Go Small on Infrastructure
By raising taxes on the wealthy and redirecting other public resources, we can meet everyone’s needs and strengthen our economy.

Sports Teams: The ‘Everlasting Tax Shelter’ for Billionaires
A perverse loophole allows owners of profitable teams — and their heirs — to lower their tax bills by claiming huge paper losses.

Engaging with Extremism
It’s tragic that people die because of vaccine conspiracy theories. But the answer may be to listen, not confront.

The GOP’s Border Stunt Isn’t Helping Anyone
Republican governors are sending troops to the border, which local officials don’t want, to exploit the suffering of refugees for political gain.