West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin just cooked the planet. I don't mean that in a metaphorical sense. I mean that literally. Unless Manchin changes his negotiating position dramatically soon, he will be remembered as the man who, […]
Category: Dividends

Our stock market is completely broken. Now what?
One of the few silver linings of this deadly pandemic will hopefully be the final death of the myth that the stock market is, in any way, a barometer of national prosperity. The S&P 500 […]

AntiCapitalist MeetUp: “Rail, mail, water, and energy into public ownership”-The UK Labour Manifesto

Trump's stock market lies prevent it from growing because it's Moloch's fault
If you believe that Individual-1 has altruistically helped the US stock market since inauguration, you might believe we Democrats worship Moloch, just like we treat the free market like Baal or so many pagan idols. Fox News should […]

Careful what you wish for, boys.
“Who’s on first. What’s on second.” “I don’t know!” “Third base.” abbot and Costello It’s little wonder that President Trump is sarcastically referred to as The Pampers President, since these days being a Republican […]

Did 80% of GOP corporate tax cut benefits go to workers? Try 6%
So another tax season has come and gone. In this case, that means Americans can render their verdict on the first year of the signature legislative achievement of Donald Trump and his Republican allies in Congress, […]

Congress needs Trump’s tax returns to investigate $400 billion pass-through scam
When House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard Neal of Massachusetts demanded the Internal Revenue Service turn over six years of Donald Trump’s tax returns to his committee, he was doing so with the law fully […]

Challenge accepted. I told him eight things I absolutely love about Trump.
Sadly, an Air Force buddy I had served with over 20 years ago is, today, a huge Trump fan. He’s the complete package, down to the stupid red hat and wacky conspiracy theories. His immigrant attacks must […]

Challenge accepted: I told a Trump supporter eight things I absolutely love about Trump
Sadly, an Air Force buddy I served with over 20 years ago is a huge Donald Trump fan today. He’s the complete package, down to the stupid red hat and wacky conspiracy theories. His immigrant attacks must […]

The War on Tesla, Musk, and the Fight for the Future
Upfront: If you think that anything is justified against a person simply because that person is wealthy, this is not an article for you. If you think it’s okay to lie, mislead, or otherwise attack […]

Democrats proven right—again—on tax cut windfall for the rich
Campaign Action During the run-up to the passage of the “Republican Tax Cuts and Jobs Act” late last year, one technical paper from the Treasury Department’s Office of Tax Analysis suddenly went missing. Why “Distributing the […]