Tax the big banks.

• Author: Rowan, Harriet Blair
• Position: ON THE LINE - Brief article

After Robin Hood Tax campaigners successfully convinced eleven European Union countries to enact a financial transaction tax on high-speed, high-volume trading, campaigners on this side of the pond are taking aim at Congress. On April 4, a group of activists, led by National Nurses United and the Coalition of Black Trade Unionists, gathered at Congressional offices in twenty-two cities and Washington, D.C., to call on Congress to pass HR 1579, "The Inclusive Prosperity Act." Lead author...