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It Pays to Be Rich

A new report looks at the many dimensions of poverty in the states.

To reform our tax code, we have to treat income earned from investments the same as income earned from working.

by Mijin Cha January 27, 2012

Relying on GDP to calculate economic progress ignores social and environmental realities.

The state aims to cut off deductions that benefit the middle class, all the while propping up big business.

Mitt Romney thinks he pays enough in taxes, and Newt Gingrich thinks it’s too much. What does President Obama think?

Mitt Romney embodies what’s wrong with the economy and gives the president an opening to champion a progressive code.

Mitt Romney’s loss in South Carolina betrays a party struggling to defend the 1 percent in the post-Occupy Wall Street era.

The special treatment Beyoncé received when she gave birth may have made the headlines, but real economic injustice gets noticed far less often.

South Carolina Republicans booed a question asking Newt Gingrich if his comments about food stamps haven’t been racially charged.

by John Sides January 13, 2012

Mitt Romney just can’t shake voter worries that he’s looking out for his rich pals.