Sarah Anderson
LATEST ARTICLES BY Sarah Anderson
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Politics
Biden could cancel student debt. Will he?
December 7, 2020The federal government owns 92 percent of all student debt owed in this country. Canceling it could provide a huge stimulus.
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Opinion
Wall Street weapons company CEOs cash in on Iran war danger
January 9, 2020Surging stock prices for military contractors gave several CEOs an early payday after Trump’s Iran aggression.
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Opinion
Labor after Janus—Unions have experienced worse
June 29, 2018Once again, American workers will need to find new ways to build power against big money interests. Fortunately, this is already beginning.
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Opinion
GOP’s tax plan is igniting a movement for a moral economy
December 8, 2017While Republicans may succeed in scoring a short-term win for their donors, their tax plan is sparking a new moral movement against inequality.
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Opinion
Tax Day: Will Trump and Wall Street pay their share?
April 18, 2017While you and I file our taxes, Republicans want to make it even easier for big banks to dodge them.
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Labor
Teamsters union goes after opioid profiteers
March 16, 2017A small number of drug companies reap windfalls from people's pill addictions. Now, working people are holding them accountable.
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U.S.
Wall Street bonuses equaled double annual pay of minimum wage workers
March 17, 2015Wall Street banks handed out $28.5 billion in bonuses to their 167,800 employees last year, up 3 percent over 2013, according to figures from the NY State Comptroller.
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PrintEditions
Billionaires take a hit, but still soar
March 29, 2002Each year, the Institute for Policy Studies examines the list of the world’s billionaires and tries to put their wealth in perspective by comparing it to other things that are big and important in the world.
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