European Progress Toward a Financial Transactions Tax
Germany's major political parties have agreed on the need to impose a financial transactions tax (FTT) as part of a broad package of economic reforms to be undertaken by a...
Global Struggles
To End Extreme Poverty, Let’s Try Ending Extreme Wealth
The world’s wealthy gathered in the Alps last week to discuss how to ‘solve’ our world’s toughest problems. The biggest? That, suggests one anti-poverty outfit, may be their fortunes.
Class Warfare in Greece
The right wing in America and abroad never tires of trotting out the accusation of "class warfare" anytime anyone tries to raise taxes on the rich -- or even tries...
The Greek Crisis: One Question, Four Answers
The debt crisis in Greece has any number of solutions. One has the rich of Greece all agog with fond expectations. By Salvatore Babones The big debate in Europe today...
