Want To Slash the National Debt? Tax Billionaires
Lawmakers need to advance policies that reduce deficits without undermining expenditures that provide us with a safety net and public services.
Unlikely Allies Warren and Vance Join Forces to Claw Back Banker Pay
Their bipartisan plan is a step forward, but regulators already have the power to crack down on Wall Street’s reckless bonus culture.
Bulldozing Away the Right to Tax the Rich
The rich all over, not just Elon Musk, are flexing their muscle.
Pressure Mounts on Biden to Take Action on Student Loan Debt
Executive action to cancel $50,000 in student loan debt would increase Black wealth by 40 percent.
Workers, Members of Congress Join Forces to Save Senate Cafeteria Jobs
“Ultimately as we build the union movement in this country, what we are fighting for is an economy that works for everybody, not just a handful of billionaires.”
How to Fix America’s Roundabout, Badly Broken System for Taxing Our Richest
Yes, we could ensure that our richest pay something in the neighborhood of their fair tax share.
Student Debt Cancellation is a Racial Justice Issue
Presidential executive action to cancel up to $50,000 in student debts would increase Black wealth by 40 percent.
Close the Carried Interest Loophole and End Private Equity Abuse
To help pay for vital public investments, Congress needs to end a tax loophole that has allowed greedy private equity execs to pay a lower tax rate than many middle-class Americans.
America’s Billionaires: Borrowing Their Way to Ever More Fabulous Fortunes
The great painter Diego Rivera would not appreciate what our richest are using for collateral.
Global Billionaire Wealth Surges $4 Trillion Over Pandemic
A Warren-Jayapal style wealth tax on global billionaires would raise $345 billion in its first year. The cost of vaccinating the world is estimated at $141.2 billion.
We Should Tax Billionaires’ Wealth to Help Pay for the Pandemic Recovery
Senator Elizabeth Warren’s bill would levy a small tax on billionaire fortunes. It could raise billions for recovery—and help protect our democracy.
Time for the Warren-Jayapal Wealth Tax
Billionaires have reaped tremendous gains during the pandemic. A wealth tax will slow the build-up of democracy-distorting concentrations of wealth and power.
Michael Bloomberg Bought Gracie Mansion. Could He Buy the White House?
With personal fortunes worth dozens of billions, modern American deep pockets can afford one of just about everything.
This Labor Day, We Need Real Plans to Build Worker Power
Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders have far-reaching proposals to give workers something even more important than money: power.
2020 Candidates on Poverty, Climate, and Military Spending
2020 candidates were asked about their plans to address poverty, racism, militarism, and ecological devastation. Here’s what they said.