The Lesson We Need to Teach Our Nation’s Rich
We will not let your wealth come at the expense of our children’s future.
The Climate Case for Taxing Wealth
Vast fortunes rely on destroying our planet. Taxing those fortunes to fund climate action could give us a shot at survival.
Close Down the Estate Tax Manipulations That Benefit Billionaires
The latest tax proposals in Congress are an okay first step, but don’t go far enough to address one of the biggest enablers of dynastic wealth.
Family Offices: Trillion Dollar Pools of Unregulated Capital You Haven’t Heard About
With the collapse of Archegos Capital, family offices — a main tool of the wealth defense industry — are in the headlines.
Sanders Estate Tax Bill Shuts Down Wealth Hiding Loopholes
The Vermont senator and former presidential candidate takes shot across the bow of the wealth defense industry.
Remembering Bill Gates Sr.
He believed the estate tax was an “economic opportunity recycling program.”
It’s Time For a 100% Tax on Billionaire Estates
Secretary of Education Betsy Devos and her family’s generational wealth have skyrocketed since Trump’s policies were signed into law.
Bernie Sanders’ 77 Percent Estate Tax for Billionaires is Not Enough
The tax will raise revenues. But unless a glaring loophole is closed, the corrosive effects on our democracy will continue.
How the Age of Billionaires Ends
Serious proposals are on the table to address the deepening divide between the uber-rich and the rest of us.
The Best Month for Egalitarians on Capitol Hill Since 1932
Those rare moments when our political class suddenly starts viewing the nation’s richest through a skeptical lens can help trigger real social change.
Bernie’s Latest Proposal Attempts to Reign in the Influence of America’s Wealthiest Families
Sanders’ new ‘For the 99.8% Act’ is squarely aimed at preventing the children of today’s billionaires from dominating our future democracy, economy, culture and philanthropy
Trump and the Dynasty Defense Industry
The president wouldn’t have his billions without the professionalized wealth protection racket.
Trump Tax Plan 2.0 Cements the Worst Economic Policy in a Generation
House Republicans are doubling down on reforms that awarded tax giveaways to corporations and the wealthy.
How to Offer Free College in California
Restore the state estate tax.
Daring Democracy and Reversing Inequality
Chuck Collins wiill speak on “Strengthing Democracy and What the Path is Forward.