Educating Kyrsten Sinema On The Minimum Wage

I’ll admit that I have never been a big fan of Kyrsten Sinema. I have always considered her all show and no substance. When it comes to policy chops, she is a lightweight. (But she is in the Democratic Caucus which counts towards giving us nominal control of the U.S. Senate). But the Republican-biased POLITICO … Read more

Taxes on the Rich: One-Sixth of What They Used to Be

A new IPS briefing paper highlights the unique role of tax policy in wealth concentration. By Chuck Collins, Bob Lord [Cross-posted from Inequality.org] [Note to BfAZ readers: I’ve cut my legal work way back to focus my efforts on helping to reverse the horrendous tax policy choices of the past four decades. This piece I … Read more

House Democrats Reject ‘Austerity’ B.S. on COVID Relief Payments

Last week Sens. Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema, who defend the filibuster, voted in favor of a budget resolution by the reconciliation process. That budget resolution includes President Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID relief  package that includes $1,400 relief payments to Americans (combined with the $600 enacted in December, rounds up to $2,000). Sens. Joe Manchin … Read more