Occupy Wall Street is the voice of America
It's no surprise that Republicans, right-wing think tanks, corporate moguls and, of course, Wall Street execs and CEO's are worried sick about Occupy Wall Street.
Reader voices: A suggestion on homeless veterans
The obvious answer is raise the taxes significantly for those mentioned above and reduce the inflated military budget.
A little debt-ceiling history, and a few suggestions
It was a double "hostage crisis": The right enforced party discipline on the whole GOP and then made the Democrats negotiate on its own terms.
Letter from a reader: Freedom means choice
One peoplesworld.org reader writes from Louisiana, land of the blues, on unemployment, ballot choices and getting a tax break for yachts.
Why progressives should not support Ron Paul
Ron Paul has attracted a following that borders on cult-like, but his core policy positions should send progressives running.
Majority favors taxing rich, ending war to cut deficit
The Republican political establishment appears to be at odds with the majority of the Republican base.
Bernie Sanders goes into action for real shared sacrifice
Sanders has sent an open letter to President Obama, and invited the public to sign it, asking the president to protect the middle and working classes from the Republicans' "savage cuts."
Fairness in taxation: Do it now
Passage of the Fairness in Taxation Act would be an excellent way to observe the 10th anniversary of the disastrous Bush tax cuts.
Republicans redistribute the wealth - to the wealthy
Republicans call redistributing wealth un-American, but they have turned the government into a mechanism to ruthlessly redistribute wealth to the upper crust.
Eric Cantor's ugly ransom
There can be no political or moral justification for holding ransom disaster relief money for the people of Joplin, Mo.
