This Year’s Real Halloween Horror
The family that has made billions off trick-or-treat candy has gone generations without paying any appreciable tax on its enormous fortune.
If You Want to Collect Social Security, Trump’s Tax Plan Is an Outrage
You probably pay about four times more of your income to Social Security than millionaires, who want to cut their taxes and your benefits.
No, Mr. President, the Deduction for State Income Tax Isn’t a Loophole
The one “loophole closing” Trump has proposed would actually reduce tax revenue- state tax revenue, that is.
Luxury Jets Are Getting Cheaper. That Means More Air Pollution and Traffic Jams For the Rest of Us.
The deals on luxury private jets have never been sweeter. The reality of what that means for the rest of us could hardly be more bitter.
The Women of Color ‘Solutionaries’ Who Are Taking On Detroit’s Deep Divisions
A new report uses photography and interviews to raise the profile of 20 Black, Latina, Arab, and Asian women who should have a greater say in the city’s revitalization.
Why Do So Many Super Rich Despise the Poor?
Donald Trump’s put-down of Puerto Ricans reflects a mindset that has long afflicted the awesomely affluent.
States and Local Advocates Lead the Way for Criminal Justice Reform
A felony conviction may not always mean a lifetime jail sentence, but for most it means economic hardship and financial instability for life.
We Get Sick, They Get Rich
Our “free market” health care system gives CEOs the freedom to squeeze us.
VIDEO: Busting Trump’s Tax Myths
Republicans say corporate tax cuts lead to job growth. That’s just not true.
Teachers Shouldn’t Have to Panhandle to Prep for a New School Year
The rich who run America’s retail empires are conniving to slash the tax revenue that goes to America’s public schools.
The Activists Who Helped Shut Down Trump’s CEO Councils
It took months of activist pressure for Trump’s billionaire backers to finally back away from him.
The Alt-Right and the 1%
When President Trump equated white supremacists with anti-racism protesters, he was sending a message to the thugs in the streets and to some in executive suites.
The Clever Games Tax ‘Reformers’ Play
Will corporate tax receipts increase under the Trump tax plan? Will the income individuals report decline? Only one thing is sure: The rich will come out ahead.
Rising Angst Among Defenders of Overpaid CEOs
Efforts to repeal CEO-worker pay ratio disclosure continue, but the odds of success are growing longer.
Democrats’ ‘Better Deal’ Isn’t Much Better
Working Americans are hungering for a policy agenda daring enough to take on corporate greed. The Democratic Party’s “Better Deal” isn’t that.