Take a Stand for Tax Fairness
By Beth Lanford, Northside P.O.W.E.R. Chair There has been much discussion lately concerning the Bush era tax cuts and whether or not they should expire. There are 3...
Read More90 days, Or “The Case Of Obama’s Missing Mortgage Task Force”
Here are highlights from a piece that Tracy Van Slyke (New Bottom Line Co-Director) wrote for Politico. 90 days. That’s how long the American people and 11 million...
Read MoreConfronting Corporate Power in Chicago
by Will Tanzman Yesterday, in St. Louis, Peabody Energy became the latest target in this spring’s national Confront Corporate Power campaign. Peabody is notorious for...
Read MoreIs Your Employer Keeping Your Personal Income Taxes?
How would you like it if you found out your employer was withholding taxes from your paycheck and putting them in their own pocket? Angry? Ready to call the police, or...
Read MoreSend Wall Street Their Tax Bill
After crashing the economy and getting us to bail them out, many Wall Street corporations are not paying their fair share of taxes. Some pay no taxes at all. Many pay...
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