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A Student Debt Crisis is Imminent, But Loan Companies and the Trump Administration are Not Likely to Provide Solutions
By all accounts the country faces a looming student debt crisis. Debts from student loans currently amount to $1.4 trillion, a number that has grown exponentially over the last decade as more and more students take on debt only to face a demanding labor market. Default rates are also on the rise—recent data from the…
Read MoreThe Pay Gap Between CEOs and Workers
It is no secret that the executives of publicly traded companies are paid at rates that greatly exceed those of the rank-and-file. In a recent survey of 356 companies by Equilar, the median ratio of CEO to worker pay was found to be 140:1, the average ratio jumps even higher, to 241:1. A 2016 survey…
Read MoreProgressive Reading & Film List
Progressive Books and Films List
Read MoreSecurity Speculation Tax
We urge the implementation of a Securities-Speculation Tax, a small tax on all financial transactions that would restrain financial gambling and redirect investment towards productive enterprise. Security speculation tax
Read MoreFinancial Consumer Association
financial consumer
Read MoreStop CEO Greed
CEO Greed
Read MoreEnd Corporate War Profiteering
Citizen Works – War Contracts (A Discussion of War Contracts in 2003)
Read MoreCorporate Tax Traitors
Citizen Works – Corporate Tax Dodgers (A Discussion of Corporate Tax Dodgers in 2003)
Read MoreFight Back Against Media Deregulation!
Citizen Works – Media Consolidation (A Discussion of Preserving Diversity of News and Opinion in 2003)
Read MoreCorporate Scandal Sheet (through 2003)
Citizen Works – Corporate Scandal Fact Sheet
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