Here’s How The One Percent Fares Under President Clinton Or President Trump

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton’s tax plan would raise trillions in revenue by increasing taxes on the wealthy, according to the Tax Policy Center’s new analysis.....

... That stands in stark contrast to Republican frontrunner Donald Trump’s plan. His proposal — which includes lowering the corporate tax rate and the capital gains rate, reducing the top tax rate paid by the highest income Americans, and ending taxes on inheritances altogether — would overwhelmingly help the rich....
http://thinkprogress.org/economy/2016/03/03/3756366/hillary-clinton-tax-analysis/

What Right-Wing Media Doesn’t Understand About Rage and the White Working Class

Especially clueless National Review story gets origins of working-class anger wrong, and misunderstands Trumpism...
http://www.alternet.org/media/what-right-wing-media-doesnt-understand-about-rage-and-white-working-class

Ted Cruz Says Guaranteed Paid Family Leave Is Just ‘Free Stuff’

“There’s no doubt that all of us would like to see everyone have paid family leave,” the candidate said. “That would be a good thing. But here’s the problem. Politicians love to campaign on giving away free stuff. It’s very good politics.”
http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2016/01/19/3740496/free-stuff-ted-cruz/

DeRay McKesson Helps Stephen Address His Privilege

https://youtu.be/qffCO1b-7Js

Myth of the Middle Class: Most Americans Don’t Even Have $1,000 in Savings

0.1% of Americans have as much wealth as the bottom 90%. It's time to stop saying "middle class"; it does not exist...
http://www.alternet.org/economy/myth-middle-class-most-americans-dont-even-have-1000-savings

Paul Ryan’s State Of The Union Guests Undermine His Claim That Government Doesn’t Help Poverty

In a statement released Monday, Ryan announced that six “front line poverty fighters” would be among his guests for President Obama’s Tuesday address. “The answer to poverty isn’t the money in Washington,” he said. “The answer to poverty is entrepreneurs and innovators like these who are actually making a difference, community by community.”
But the people Ryan invited would seem to undermine his suggestion that government does not play an important role in reducing poverty...
http://thinkprogress.org/economy/2016/01/12/3738364/paul-ryan-sotu-guests/

The American Middle Class Meltdown (Tom Ashbrook, On Point)

In the 20th Century, the thing that defined the United States to much of the world was its amazing middle class. Lots of countries had rich and poor. America had a majority middle income population that dazzled. It wasn’t just the biggest slice of the pie, it defined American culture, American politics. You can still hear that on the campaign trail. But a big new report says America is no longer majority middle class. Rich, growing. Poor, growing. Middle class, shrinking. Majority lost. This hour, On Point — what it means when America’s great middle goes down. — Tom Ashbrook
Interview:
http://onpoint.wbur.org/2015/12/14/middle-class-economics

Paul Krugman: The Nasty Truth That Trump Distracts Us From

And you thought W. was bad...
http://www.alternet.org/economy/paul-krugman-nasty-truth-trump-distracts-us

Turns Out, Raising Restaurant Workers’ Wages Won’t Cause Job Loss

A new study challenges the restaurant industry’s claim that it will not be able to keep up with minimum wage increases...
http://www.alternet.org/labor/turns-out-raising-restaurant-workers-wages-wont-cause-job-loss

Robert Reich: Why the Middle Class Is in Revolt and Susceptible to a Dangerous 'Strongman'

"It was only a matter of time before the anxious class would revolt."
http://www.alternet.org/economy/robert-reich-why-middle-class-revolt-and-susceptible-dangerous-strongman

15 ways America is less than great

"...even though America is the greatest nation on earth, we are still a country with many problems, although several of these might not be part of Mr. Trump's campaign program..."
http://www.businessinsider.com/america-is-not-great-charts-2015-11

The Number 1 Thing Rich People Get Dead Wrong About Poor People

Debunking one of the biggest myths about poverty...
http://www.alternet.org/labor/number-1-thing-rich-people-get-dead-wrong-about-poor-people

Bernie Sanders Just Delivered 'The Most Important Speech' Of His Presidential Campaign | ThinkProgress

“The next time you hear me attacked as a socialist — like tomorrow — remember this: I don’t believe government should take over the grocery store down the street, or own the means of production,” he said. “But I do believe that the middle class and the working families of this country who produce the wealth of this county deserve a decent standard of living, and that their incomes should go up, not down.”
http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2015/11/19/3723929/bernie-sanders-democratic-socialism/

Robert Reich: What Happened on My Tour Through Red State America

The best way to learn is to talk with people who disagree with you.
http://www.alternet.org/tea-party-and-right/robert-reich-what-happened-my-tour-through-red-state-america

How Right-Wing One Percenters Are Bankrolling a New Mega-Assault on Working Americans

There's a looming Supreme Court case designed to decimate public-sector unions.
http://www.alternet.org/economy/how-right-wing-one-percenters-are-bankrolling-new-mega-assault-working-americans

Doubling Down, Jeb Bush Adds Last Name Filter To His Test For Refugees

But civil rights advocates say it is far from that easy.
http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2015/11/24/3725555/jeb-muslims-last-name/

Bernie Sanders' 12 Best Reasons for Being a Democratic Socialist

Sanders stands beside the New Deal, Great Society and civil rights movement.
http://www.alternet.org/election-2016/bernie-sanders-12-best-reasons-being-democratic-socialist

Middle-class Americans forced to live in cars

The U.S. government has no data on vehicular homeless, safe parking lots could offer a solution to hidden problem.
https://youtu.be/q85cVURGO60

Thanksgiving Survival Guide: Minimum Wage

The best way to battle misinformation, is with the truth.
https://youtu.be/d653wTAYQd0

“Faith-Washing” Right-Wing Economics: How the Right is Marketing Medicare’s Demise | Political Research Associates

"Koch-funded theologians have developed a scripture-based argument to address populist anger over economic inequality, blending the Christian Right’s traditional Calvinist hierarchies with an economically Darwinist framework that says it is correct and just for wealth to accrue to those who manage it best." ...
...In a world where the Parable of the Talents justifies regressive economic policy, those who lack property are left to fend for themselves..."

http://www.politicalresearch.org/2015/11/14/faith-washing-right-wing-economics-how-the-right-is-marketing-medicares-demise/#sthash.iXu1Y8u4.zE6Etveu.dpbs