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Hostage-Taking Using the Debt Ceiling
The debt ceiling is used to take the country hostage demanding spending cuts as ransom. Cutting through the noise, we discuss how it works and possible…
Feb 18, 2023 • Lee R. Nackman
Reining In the Imperial Supreme Court
The Supreme Court is an instrument of minority rule, made more consequential by its growing power over our democracy. We discuss proposals to rein in…
Feb 4, 2023 • Lee R. Nackman
Taxing Capital Gains as Ordinary Income
A look-back approach can be used to tax capital gains like ordinary income
Jul 2, 2022 • Lee R. Nackman
Reducing the Political Power of Corporate Money
Change the tax system to incentivize corporations to accept limits on political spending
Jun 18, 2022 • Lee R. Nackman
Turning Money Into Power
Campaign finance: turning money into power without accountability
Jun 4, 2022 • Lee R. Nackman
Why Corporate Earnings are Soaring
Forty years of maximizing shareholder value
May 21, 2022 • Lee R. Nackman
High-Flying Corporations
Corporations are more profitable than ever
May 7, 2022 • Lee R. Nackman
Redistributing Wealth
Tax expenditures redistribute wealth — upward!
Apr 16, 2022 • Lee R. Nackman
Growing Oligarchs
How our tax system helps people become oligarchs
Apr 2, 2022 • Lee R. Nackman
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