Lindsay Koshgarian - Fortune
It’s a shame that the president and Congress aren’t willing to make these simple choices to fund real infrastructure investments. It’s probably a fantasy that private investors will step up to the tune of well over $1 trillion to make all of our lives better. And even in the cases ...
Lindsay Koshgarian - US News and World Report
All of this talk – and money – points in one direction. There's a likely ending to all this military bluster and buildup, and it's one that goes boom.
Branko Marcetic - Jacobin
Researchers have discovered trillions of dollars in unexplained military spending. We might never find out where it went.
Lindsay Koshgarian - Fortune
The Trump administration moved recently to allow states to require “proof of work” for Medicaid recipients. The idea is punitive and counter-productive—not to mention hypocritical.
Rising Up With Sonali - Rising Up With Sonali
The work requirements fulfill a long-term Republican ideal of making poor Americans jump through many hoops, suffer undignified scrutiny, and be forced to work in a stagnant economy in order to be part of a tax-payer funded social safety net.
Lindsay Koshgarian - Truthout
The passage of the most sweeping and disastrous tax plan in a generation is not just a defeat, it is a call to action for 2018.
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?