by Communications Team | Aug 4, 2011 | Uncategorized
Under intense pressure from advocacy groups across New York, today, members of the New York State Legislative Task Force on Demographic Research and Reapportionment (LATFOR) publicly agreed to adhere to the new law requiring incarcerated people to be counted as living...
by Communications Team | Aug 4, 2011 | Uncategorized
This report, by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, gives an interesting angle on the idea of “tax flight” and it’s use as a (poor) defense against having millionaires and billionaires pay their fair share of taxes, just like everyone else in...
by Communications Team | Aug 3, 2011 | Education, Uncategorized
From the Gotham Gazette: With graduation rates under 50 percent for most schools in the City University of New York, dropping out is common. Regardless of who one talks to — a student, professor, sports coach or administrator — chances are he or she knows...
by Communications Team | Aug 2, 2011 | Uncategorized
President Obama and the Republican-led house have reached an agreement to both raise the debt ceiling and cut more than one trillion dollars from the federal budget. Part of the initial cut of some $900 billion dollars is coming directly from government programs that...
by Communications Team | Jul 29, 2011 | Uncategorized
The New York Times has created a way to allow it’s readers to share their thoughts on the ongoing debt ceiling debates in Washington. Click here to access it. House Republicans, led by Speaker Boehner, are currently stalling the vote as they have become aware...
by Communications Team | Jul 29, 2011 | Uncategorized
The economic concept of a “cycle of poverty” has been around for a while. But one key component of this cycle that we all probably didn’t realize existed was revealed in a recent New York Times piece. Apparently, you need to already be employed to...
by Communications Team | Jul 28, 2011 | Uncategorized
George W. Bush’s tax cuts for the wealthy were intended to be a temporary measure that would stimulate the economy and create new jobs. Well, as this chart shows, that didn’t quite happen. If the wealthiest Americans don’t pay their fair...
by Communications Team | Jun 24, 2011 | Uncategorized
Yesterday, more than 150 state and national groups lobbied Congress (link opens PDF) to pass the Fairness in Taxation Act. This bill, sponsored by Rep. Jan Schakowsky, D-IL will enact new tax rates for millionaires and billionaires to help build a stronger middle...
by Communications Team | Feb 23, 2011 | Uncategorized
Illustration by Jason Schneider Dave Gilson and Carolyn Perot from Mother Jones shared interesting data on how the super-rich are benefiting from the middle class’ net worth. The article provides eight charts that explain, in their words, “everything that’s...
