Economy / Business - OtherWords

With the Stroke of a Pen, Biden Could Set Millions of Americans Free

Tens of millions of us are weighed down by crushing student debt. Debt relief would be a game changer.

As I take on the care — and debts — of my elderly immigrant parents, I wonder how I’ll ever achieve my own success.

“Give me your Roe v. Wade, your wretched ACA…”

Thanks to greedy corporate bosses, what was once a skilled, middle-class, union job is now a skilled poverty-wage job.

Corporate monopolies are already controlling prices — to keep them high. It’s time to do something about it.

The Americans organizing their workplaces aren’t simply fighting for themselves. They’re storm troops fighting for democracy.

There are better ways to close the racial wealth gap while giving a leg up to Americans of every color.

This tax season, I’d rather fund green jobs and disease control than jets that spontaneously combust. Wouldn’t you?

Over two centuries ago, Tom Paine urged our new republic to tax extreme wealth. This tax season, President Biden is picking up the call.

If the U.S. doubles down on fossil fuels in response to Russia’s war, the whole planet loses.