John Ikerd

Why not treat corporations as real people? Why should corporations be prohibited from participating in politics?

“We, the People of the United States of America, reject the U.S. Supreme Court's Citizens United ruling and other related cases, and move to amend our Constitution to firmly establish that money is not speech, and that human beings, not corporations, are persons entitled to constitutional rights.”

NO KINGS: Southern Illinois · No Kings **In America, we don’t put up with would-be kings.** Our peaceful movement is only getting bigger and stronger. “NO KINGS” is more than just a slogan—it’s the foundation our nation was built upon. Bo...

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GOOD TROUBLE LIVES ON: · John Lewis Actions Good Trouble Lives On is a national day of nonviolent action to respond to the attacks posed on our civil and human rights by the Trump administration and to remind them that in America, the power lie...

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Why should we care about competitive markets? Why should the government break up monopolies and oligopolies?

Monopolies and oligopolies produce lots of "cheap stuff" but not the "right stuff."

Why worry about budget deficits? Why should we be concerned about continuing federal budget deficits?

Why be concerned about continued deficit spending by the government?

Why do people who have so much money feel poor? Why do so many people in the United States feel they don’t have enough money?

Why do people in the U.S., who have more money than most people in the world, feel that they need more money?

Defend Public Broadcasting! Public broadcasting provides Americans with access to local news, educational programming, and independent journalism without corporate and political influence. Public broadcasters like PBS and NPR ar...

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Why tax the rich? Why should those with higher incomes be taxed at higher rates?

Why tax the rich?

The most logical response to the current economic dilemma is not needless cuts to social programs, not increases in debt or sales of securities, and not tariffs or sales taxes, but instead, increasing equity of economic opportunity through increased tax rates for the rich.

Emergency Petition to the Democratic National Committee The Democrats must respond to Donald Trump, Elon Musk and their cronies. Tell them to convene an emergency meeting.

The Democrats must respond to Donald Trump, Elon Musk and their cronies. Tell them to convene an emergency meeting.

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What's Next in the Fight? · Hands Off On April 5, millions of Americans took to the streets—in big cities and small towns—to remind Donald Trump and Elon Musk that our democracy doesn’t belong to billionaires—it belongs to the people. Th...

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What's Next in the Fight? · Hands Off On April 5, millions of Americans took to the streets—in big cities and small towns—to remind Donald Trump and Elon Musk that our democracy doesn’t belong to billionaires—it belongs to the people. Th...

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Why not go back to the “Gilded Age”? Why wouldn’t we like to return to the prosperity of 1870 to 1913?

Why not return to the "Gilded Age"?

In a recent press conference, Trump explained why he is so enamored with tariffs. "You know, our country was the strongest, believe it or not, from 1870 to 1913. You know why? It was all tariff-based.

Why not go back? Read why in the post below.

John Ikerd