Taxes

Paul Ryan

The Myth of Paul Ryan The Myth of Paul Ryan

It’s long past time for the political world to recognize that Ryan’s whole career, like Trump’s, is one big con.

Jul 5, 2016 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

John Koskinen

Republicans Have a Dangerous New Weapon Republicans Have a Dangerous New Weapon

Nobody likes paying taxes, but impeachment proceedings are wildly inappropriate.

Jun 1, 2016 / Ted Gup

Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney

A Soda Tax Is Fundamentally Regressive. What if It’s Philadelphia’s Best Hope for Progressive Change? A Soda Tax Is Fundamentally Regressive. What if It’s Philadelphia’s Best Hope for Progressive Change?

Philadelphia Mayor James Kenney has proposed taxing sugary beverages to pay for universal pre-kindergarten and other popular initiatives.

May 23, 2016 / Cities Rising / Jake Blumgart

American Money

When It Comes to Taxes, Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton Have 1 Thing in Common When It Comes to Taxes, Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton Have 1 Thing in Common

Tax avoidance by the wealthiest Americans—including the presidential front-runners—costs the US government an additional $130 billion per year.

May 5, 2016 / Nomi Prins

A protester with a bullhorn at a protest in Albany

Today Is Tax Day—Are Corporations Paying Their Fair Share? Today Is Tax Day—Are Corporations Paying Their Fair Share?

The amount of money corporations offshore is enough to fund healthcare for over 2 billion people worldwide.

Apr 18, 2016 / Michelle Chen

Capitalist Deserter Pfizer Just Got a Spanking

Capitalist Deserter Pfizer Just Got a Spanking Capitalist Deserter Pfizer Just Got a Spanking

Obama’s Treasury Department has tightened regulations to prevent multinationals from fleeing abroad in what are known as “corporate inversions.”

Apr 8, 2016 / Naked Democracy / William Greider

Vox's website on an iPad

Vox’s Tax Calculator Is Wildly Misleading—So We Made a Better One Vox’s Tax Calculator Is Wildly Misleading—So We Made a Better One

You can’t count taxing without counting spending.

Apr 6, 2016 / Mark Paul, David Rosnick, and Emily Stephens

Panama Papers

The Panama Papers Are Only the Beginning The Panama Papers Are Only the Beginning

Financial crimes and political conspiracies aren’t discrete events but the essence of neoliberalism.

Apr 5, 2016 / Greg Grandin

Protesters in Iceland after Panama Papers leak

The Panama Papers Expose the Hidden Wealth of the World’s Super-Rich The Panama Papers Expose the Hidden Wealth of the World’s Super-Rich

This massive leak will boost the global movement to recapture trillions of the hidden wealth of nations.

Apr 5, 2016 / Chuck Collins

Petro Poroshenko

Bombshell Revelations From the Panama Papers Show Just How Much We Need Financial Transparency Bombshell Revelations From the Panama Papers Show Just How Much We Need Financial Transparency

Given the American media’s failure to cover the Ukrainian government’s corruption, the reaction to the report’s revelations about reigning president-oligarch Petro Poroshenko has b...

Apr 4, 2016 / James Carden

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