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Blood Money: Student Debt Then And Now

Blood Money: Student Debt Then And Now

Karen Caligiuri

While today’s college lending system may not begin with death… in the United States, the high cost of a college education can have deadly consequences.
The Rotating Hans Grubers of the Debt Ceiling Debate

The Rotating Hans Grubers of the Debt Ceiling Debate

Karen Caligiuri

As this current installment of the debt ceiling franchise draws to an unsatisfactory close — let us vow to make this our last debt ceiling showdown.
SVB: It’s a Wonderful Lie

SVB: It’s a Wonderful Lie

Roger Gest

So, who is responsible for this fiasco? Or for the last one? Or the next?  Any reasonable person can see that the present system is untenable.
The Price of Hunger

The Price of Hunger

Karen Caligiuri

Inadequate access to nutrition is a problem Americans can solve. It’s time to shut down the false narratives about pay-fors that keep solutions out of reach.
It’s OK to be Angry About Bernie Sanders

It’s OK to be Angry About Bernie Sanders

Birrion Sondahl

Bernie gave up on the fight long before we did and his actions have made it clear he no longer fights for the same ideals.
It Almost Happened Here: The Business Plot, Money Creation, And The Capital Order

It Almost Happened Here: The Business Plot, Money Creation, And The Capital Order

Jonathan Kadmon

What power actually fears is that their carefully crafted illusions will go up in smoke.
Where Does A Bullet Go?

Where Does A Bullet Go?

Roger Gest

We need to slash our obscenely large and lethal military, but cutting military spending means less money entering our communities.
Taxes Don’t Fund Federal Spending

Taxes Don’t Fund Federal Spending

Steven D. Grumbine

Our federal government doesn’t need revenue. So why the chatter about how will the government get money to fund its operations?
Your Money or Your Life

Your Money or Your Life

Real Progressives

The function of government itself once it’s privatized is to make money for the donor class, which is basically the financial class and the monopoly class that finance creates.
“Debt” Ceilings for Dummies

“Debt” Ceilings for Dummies

Roger Gest

Beautifully simple are a sovereign nation’s sectoral balances. They readily demonstrate that the government’s negative is the public’s positive, and vice versa.