Bernie Sanders Probably Won the WFP Membership Vote
The Working Families Party won’t release its membership’s vote on who to endorse for president, so here’s our math: Bernie probably won.
202 Articles by: Matt Bruenig
Matt Bruenig is the founder of People’s Policy Project.
The Welfare State Is a Poverty-Fighting Machine
Anyone who tells you the welfare state doesn’t reduce poverty is lying. Last year, even the United States’ tattered system of social provision cut poverty by two-thirds.
Medicare for All Would Cut Poverty by Over 20 Percent
Medicare for All doesn’t just provide everyone with the care they need, free of charge. It’s also a potent anti-poverty program, reducing poverty by over 20 percent and increasing poor people’s incomes by 29 percent.
Labour’s Inclusive Ownership Funds Will Be Fine
British companies grant shares to their executives all the time. But now that Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour is planning to require them to grant shares to ordinary workers, the Financial Times is warning of disaster.
UBI Already Exists, We Just Need to Redistribute It
Capital’s share is more than enough money to finance a universal basic income.
The Welfare State and Social Wealth Funds
The social dividend provided by a social wealth fund is not about unemployment or welfare at all. It is a socialist answer to the question of what to do about capital’s share of the national income.
The Heartland Institute’s Very Stupid New Medicare for All Report
A right-wing think tank just released a study slamming Medicare for All. It brings us no pleasure to inform you that its analysis is amateurish and riddled with errors.
Medicare for All Would End the Nightmare of “Insurance Churn”
The claim that “if you like your insurance, you can keep it” is the biggest lie in US politics. Your boss has more of a say over your health insurance than you do, and most workers could lose their health plan at any minute. That’s why we need Medicare for All.
Joe Biden’s New Health Plan Isn’t Just Bad — It’s Deadly
Joe Biden released a new health care plan today. It’s garbage — and by stopping short of universal coverage, it could end up killing 125,000 people over ten years through uninsurance.
The US Health System Is a Nightmare Where 50 Million Go Uninsured Every Single Year
Anyone who says they’re worried about people losing their health insurance because of Medicare for All is being disingenuous: every year, under our current system, 50 million lack insurance at some point. The only solution to that insecurity is Medicare for All.
We Really Need to Eat the Rich
Here’s a statistic to get your class rage going: since 1989, the top 1 percent’s net worth has skyrocketed by $21 trillion. And the bottom 50 percent’s? It’s plummeted by $900 billion.
Bernie Wants Power in Workers’ Hands
Bernie Sanders’s new plan isn’t just about making workers “stakeholders” in corporations: it’s about making them owners.
US Workers Are Paying High Taxes. But Without Any of the Benefits.
The United States is commonly thought of as a low-tax country. But workers effectively pay some of the highest taxes in the developed world — without getting a decent welfare state in return.
Democrats’ New Child Tax Credit Plan Would Screw Over Poor Kids
Democrats could propose a simple, social-democratic plan to help families with children. Instead they’ve unveiled a complicated, means-tested scheme that would shortchange poor kids.
Medicare for All Critics Are Telling Lies
One of the most common myths about the US health system is that if you like your insurance, you can keep it. But millions of people are thrown off their employer-based coverage every year — so the only solution is Medicare for All.
Don’t Believe the Hype: Paying for Medicare for All Is Simple
The critics have it wrong: by reducing health care spending through efficiency gains, Medicare for All would actually make it easier to fund other government programs.
Paul Krugman Is Wrong About Medicare for All
Paul Krugman and other critics of Medicare for All are relying on falsehoods to promote a “Medicare for America” faux-alternative.
Socialism Is for the Children
Raising kids should be a joy. But in the United States today it often means poverty and stress.
Solving Poverty Is Simple
Corporations are making record profits. That’s money we could use to lift millions out of misery.
Elizabeth Warren’s Childcare Proposal Should Be Better
Elizabeth Warren’s childcare proposal is a good start — but it needs to go much further and be a truly free program guaranteed as a social right.