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Obama tries again on fiscal cliff
December 26, 2012President Obama is still trying to negotiate an arrangement with Congress to head off or to postpone tax increases on working people and the massive cuts scheduled to begin after Jan. 1.
Read moreThe fiscal cliff and odd bedfellows
December 19, 2012If we are to believe the leaks on the deal being cut for the fiscal cliff, it appears that Obama's agenda was narrow-restore fiscal sanity by upping the tax rates on very high earners.
Read moreOrlando residents demonstrate against tax cuts for rich
December 12, 2012Progressive forces in the Orlando area held multiple actions on Dec. 10 around higher taxes for the rich and pending cuts in social benefits.
Read moreFiscal cliff or soaring inequality: Which is scarier?
December 12, 2012In the early aftermath of World War II, the Truman administration was hell bent on reversing U.S. foreign policy from wartime cooperation to unrestrained hostility.
Read moreConnecticut rallies issue call to tax the rich; no cuts to Social Security
December 12, 2012Connecticut union, retiree, community and clergy groups sent a clear message to Congress and the president in two candlelight vigils.
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