Kai Ryssdal - NPR's Marketplace
We get down to the differences between the Senate and House versions of the tax bill, and debt created is one of those differences. Also included is the number of tax brackets, the alternative minimum tax and the amount of the child tax credit. Plus, Marketplace’s Dan Gorenstein is in ...
Lindsay Koshgarian - Truthout
While the Senate and House versions of the highly unpopular GOP tax bill are being reconciled, it's important to remember that the two have one thing in common: adding significantly to the national debt. This may seem counterintuitive for fiscal conservatives, but it's the perfect cover for the GOP's real ...
Sarah Anderson - The Nation
Inspired by an initiative cut short by the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., moral leaders are planning a wave of civil disobedience.
Lindsay Koshgarian - Common Dreams
Basic facts remain murky for a public trying to understand what this tax plan means: how much can $1 billion buy?
Lindsay Koshgarian - Truthout
The tax plan now under consideration by Congress is remarkable for its consistency: a raft of provisions that disproportionately benefit corporations and wealthy Americans and do little for poor, working- and middle-class people.
Mike Ludwig - truthout
Last night, President Trump was expected to announce that he would be sending several thousand more troops to Afghanistan, where the United States has been at war for 16 years and violence and corruption have become a way of life.
Stacey Vanek Smith, Jacob Goldstein - NPR Planet Money
On today's show, we are going to explain every dollar the federal government spent last year — nearly $4 trillion — in 10 minutes.
Cameron Norsworthy - Romper
Volatile international relations between the United States and other nations have brought the possibility of war to the forefront of public discussion.
Robert Schroeder - MarketWatch
More than half of every dollar went to health care, military last year
Lisa Wade, PhD - Sociological Images
More than 80% of the US federal government’s budget comes from payroll and income taxes. The National Priorities Project is dedicated to helping Americans understand how that money is spent. Here’s the data for 2016:
