Why the Superrich Are Flocking to South Dakota Why the Superrich Are Flocking to South Dakota
South Dakota has become a tax haven for the wealthy. Here’s how the trust industry gained a foothold.
Oct 25, 2021 / Kalena Thomhave
Extreme Inequality Fuels the Rigged World Economy Shown in the Pandora Papers Extreme Inequality Fuels the Rigged World Economy Shown in the Pandora Papers
The United States now rivals the Cayman Islands and European protectorates as an international tax haven.
Oct 12, 2021 / no-paywall / Katrina vanden Heuvel
The Pandora Papers Reveal How the Superrich Shaft the Rest of Us The Pandora Papers Reveal How the Superrich Shaft the Rest of Us
A just-released “Panama Papers on steroids” shows how the US has become a major tax haven and destination for illicit wealth.
Oct 5, 2021 / Chuck Collins
Programmers in India Have Created the Country’s First Tech-Sector Union Programmers in India Have Created the Country’s First Tech-Sector Union
Responding to an Indian tech economy in flux, workers are demanding representation.
Jun 29, 2017 / Michelle Chen
The Workers Who Answer Your Customer-Service Calls The Workers Who Answer Your Customer-Service Calls
The worsening conditions at offshore call centers has become a central part of AT&T workers’ fight for workplace justice.
May 16, 2017 / Michelle Chen
Trump Is Fighting a New Trade War—and This One Is Intramural Trump Is Fighting a New Trade War—and This One Is Intramural
A nasty White House battle has broken out between right-wing nationalists and globalist financiers.
Mar 16, 2017 / Naked Democracy / William Greider
Trump Gets Some ‘Good Press’ While the Downsizing and Offshoring Continues Trump Gets Some ‘Good Press’ While the Downsizing and Offshoring Continues
A factory is set to close, jobs are being lost, yet the president-elect is taking a “victory lap.”
Dec 2, 2016 / John Nichols
In Carrier Deal, Trump Is Taking Credit for Some Blatant Crony Capitalism In Carrier Deal, Trump Is Taking Credit for Some Blatant Crony Capitalism
Trump promised to get tough with companies that offshore jobs. He never said anything about buying them off with our tax dollars.
Nov 30, 2016 / Joshua Holland
Trump Benefits From a Broken Tax System Trump Benefits From a Broken Tax System
Revelations about Donald Trump’s tax returns—and the probability that he has paid no federal income tax for decades—should spur movements to fix our broken tax system.
Oct 6, 2016 / Chuck Collins
Should the Democratic Party Be Added to the Endangered-Species List? Should the Democratic Party Be Added to the Endangered-Species List?
The Bernie-Hillary face-off has exposed how far the party has drifted from its working-class base—and how angry that base still is at the betrayal.
Jul 12, 2016 / Naked Democracy / William Greider