Speculation Tax

Rep. Pete Stark introduced legislation today that would “simply impose a small tax–of five thousandths of one percent, or 0.005%” on speculative currency transactions, the California Democrat said in on Huffington Post. “The money raised would...

Who Should Pay for the Crisis?

The financial and economic crisis we’re enduring is extremely costly. America faces a critical choice: Who should pay the bill? We can stick it to the poor by gutting our safety net. We can kick the can down the road by short-changing public education and...