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April 13, 2022
The Leftist Argument for Not Paying Your Taxes
Not paying taxes for unjust wars has a long history in this country.
Rebecca Gordon
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March 31, 2022
Biden’s Billionaire Tax Is Smart Politics for the Midterms
Taxing the rich is a winning issue, no matter what the Republicans (and Joe Manchin) say.
John Nichols
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February 7, 2022
As Child Tax Payments Expire, Struggling Families Are Desperate
Congress could get inspiration from the tortured creation of Social Security.
James Roosevelt Jr., Henry Scott Wallace, June Hopkins, Tomlin Perkins Coggeshall and Harold M. Ickes
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February 4, 2022
We Need a 92 Percent Tax on Pandemic Profiteers
Let’s tax billionaires—and übermillionaires—back to where they stood when Covid-19 hit.
John Nichols
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December 21, 2021
The Coverage of Build Back Better’s Failure Is Focused on the Wrong Culprits
This isn’t a case of “Democratic disarray.”
Katrina vanden Heuvel
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December 9, 2021
What Should the Democrats Do About Rising Inflation?
Doug Henwood argues that without raising taxes, many leftist policies will come with risks, while Lauren Melodia writes that the GOP is exaggerating inflation concerns.
Doug Henwood and Lauren Melodia
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November 19, 2021
The Withering Away of the States Can’t Happen Soon Enough
It’s time for a new federalism that brings suburbs and central cities together to promote equity, growth, and sustainability.
Nathan Newman
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October 25, 2021
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.
Kalena Thomhave
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October 19, 2021
Can the Most Powerful Global Tax Organization Shed Its Racist Ways?
The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development insists it’s “inclusive,” but it’s still strong-arming countries in the Global South.
Steven Dean
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October 12, 2021
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.
Katrina vanden Heuvel