Published in Alternet.org December 14, 2010. Reprinted with permission. by Larry Beinhart We already have low taxes, and all it means is that profits for the wealthy are up. All Republican politicians, and many Democratic ones as well, make the claim that tax increases will prevent small business people from hiring. Indeed, it may…
Published in Alternet December 8, 2010. Reprinted with permission of author. by Joshua Holland We could make the budget deficit disappear and fully fund Social Security and Medicare without raising taxes, if we only outspend our biggest military rival by threefold. The United States spends more on its military and security services than the…
By Kari Lyder (Reprinted with permission from Alternet). The slow food movement that started in Italy two decades ago has gained much attention and popularity, with a blossoming of community supported agriculture (CSA), local organic farms and general awareness of where our food comes from. But money doesn’t grow on trees, and in an…