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Sanders and Lee introduce tax on Wall Street greed
Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Calif.) today introduced the Inclusive Prosperity Act, which is designed to tax a fraction of a percentage on the trades of stocks, bonds and der…
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Big Oil Tax Giveaway Fact Sheet
In December 2017, Trump signed into law one of the biggest giveaways to corporations and billionaires in U.S. history: the so-called Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.
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FTT advances could lead to down payment on climate finance gap
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In response to today’s announcement by European Finance Ministers that advances the proposed European regional Financial Transaction Tax, Friends of the Earth’s Senior I…
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Robin Hood Tax legislation re-introduced, could fund the for fight climate change
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today Congressman Keith Ellison (D-Minn.) re-introduced the Inclusive Prosperity Act, legislation that would establish a Robin Hood Tax — also known as a Wall Street Tax &#…
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A better way: What we would’ve liked to hear in the State of the Union
In Tuesday night’s State of the Union address, President Obama set an aggressive tone on a number of key progressive issues, from education to equal pay. And while his speech featured strong points…
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Robin Hood Tax rally to kick off Peoples Climate March
Tax on Wall Street key to funding climate solutions WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Keith Ellison (D-Minn.) will join community, health, labor, student and environmental groups to kick start the Peop…
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Robin Hood to Ban Ki-moon: I can show you the money!
Among the surging crowds of hundreds of thousands of folks at the People’s Climate March on September 21 in New York, you will see marchers in pointy green felt hats, and if you are lucky, a fully g…
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Addressing the climate crisis with a Robin Hood Tax
As president of Friends of the Earth U.S., I am proud to support, on behalf of our more than 250,000 members and activists and in solidarity with our friends from numerous activist organizations, a Ro…
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Robin Hood comes to Congress
This morning, I joined Representatives Keith Ellison (D-Minn.) and Barbara Lee (D-Calif.) as well as the leaders of Health Gap, National Nurses United, National Peoples Action, Demos and Vocal to an…
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Robin Hood Tax legislation introduced, could generate billions of dollars to fight climate change
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Friends of the Earth U.S. joined Congressman Keith Ellison (D-Minn.) on Capitol Hill today to support the introduction of the Inclusive Prosperity Act of 2013, which would est…