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$1 billion in DAF grants went to other DAFs, not charities, in 2019
More than $1 billion in grants awarded from donor-advised funds in 2019 went to other commercial DAF accounts, not charities, a report from the Institute for Policy Studies‘ Charity Reform Initiative…
Afghan-Led Coalition Gives Biden Admin a Blueprint to ‘Prevent Further Harm’ to People of Afghanistan
A coalition of more than 60 progressive advocacy organizations, led by Afghans For a Better Tomorrow, on Thursday released a letter detailing what the Biden administration can do “to save Afghan lives and…
Our effort to admit Afghan refugees will have broad support. With one exception.
In part because of terrible planning by the Biden administration, the withdrawal from Afghanistan is creating a humanitarian crisis, in the form of thousands and thousands of desperate refugees left stranded in…
The shame of homelessness
Our society tries to shame homelessness, when it is really the shame of our society. The Transcript’s reporting on the closure of the downtown mutual aid fridge showed how far…
American CEOs make 351 times more than workers. In 1965 it was 15 to one
Last week, the Economic Policy Institute, a nonpartisan thinktank, released a report on the increasing pay gap between chief executives and workers. This research tells a familiar story with updated…
Biden doubles down on withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan
President Joe Biden declared Monday he would not back down on his withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan. Republicans, fearful that he or future presidents might just be serious about…
Transcript: The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell
O`DONNELL: Well, what could become one of America`s enduring lies to itself about Afghanistan is being given birth on live TV these days. Last night on this network, an unnamed…
Rather than focus on how the U.S. got out of Afghanistan, focus on how it got in
While politicians and pundits debate “who lost Afghanistan,” that question will likely seem very distant from many Americans’ lives. Indeed, more than two-thirds supported the decision to withdraw. If anything, most…
Did America Betray Afghanistan?
President Biden’s rationale for withdrawing U.S. forces from Afghanistan has long been simple: No progress was going to be made that hadn’t been made already, and after losing 20 years, $2…
Billionaires have profiteered $5.5 trillion during the COVID crisis
Billionaires have profiteered $5.5 trillion during the COVID crisis. We should tax this windfall, says inequality researcher Omar Ocampo, to fund vaccines for all. Listen to the full interview at…
Why the Billionaires Should Vaccinate the World
If we don’t vaccinate the world, more variants will arise. During the pandemic, billionaires saw their wealth rise at the fastest rate ever, by $5 trillion – in 18 months.…
Six New Efforts to Get Philanthropists to Open Up Their Wallets
Over the last year and a half, every month it’s felt like there’s been a new effort to force, or at least encourage, philanthropists to open their wallets a bit…
Looking back at Canada’s war in Afghanistan
Canadian Embassy officials in Kabul, Afghanistan were evacuated on August 15 as Taliban forces entered the capital city and took control of the Presidential Palace. The Taliban (Pashto for students) was…
Flawed From the Start, Critics Say Afghan War’s Bitter End for US Was ‘Inevitable’
As the Taliban on Friday made further gains in control over territory—uprooting thousands of Afghan civilians—longtime critics of the Afghanistan war say the current situation is an “inevitable” outcome of…
One-off tax on $5.5 trillion Covid profits of world’s richest would pay for world to be vaccinated and give unemployed $20k
The combined wealth of the world’s billionaires spiked to more than $13.5 trillion since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic in March 2020, a gain of more than $5.5 trillion since the…
Wealth tax on billionaires’ pandemic profits would vaccinate every adult on Earth
A one-time tax on the billionaires’ collective wealth earned during the pandemic could finance vaccines for all adults across the globe, according to a new report. Drawing on data from Forbes,…
Flawed From the Start, Critics Say Afghan War’s Bitter End for US Was ‘Inevitable’
As the Taliban on Friday made further gains in control over territory—uprooting thousands of Afghan civilians—longtime critics of the Afghanistan war say the current situation is an “inevitable” outcome of the United States’…
Millionaires are calling for an emergency tax on billionaires
While the global COVID-19 pandemic has been devastating for most people in the world, for a select group of people it has been a boom time: billionaires. That group has seen their…
Billionaires’ wealth gains during the pandemic could easily pay for the whole world to get vaccinated
Billionaires around the world added around $5.5 trillion to their wealth during the pandemic — and a 99% tax on those gains could help vaccinate the world. That’s according to…
Tax on billionaires’ Covid windfall could vaccinate every adult on Earth
Every adult in the world could get a Covid-19 vaccine if the wealth billionaires collected during the pandemic was taxed 99% once, according to an analysis published on Thursday by…
En 17 meses los millonarios ganaron más que en 15 años
Los 17 meses de crisis económica que han transcurrido bajo la pandemia de Covid-19 han sido más rentables para los multimillonarios del mundo que los 15 años anteriores, estableció un…
US Could Fund Vaccines for the Whole World by Taxing Billionaires’ COVID-Era Profits
A one-time 99% tax on billionaires’ massive pandemic wealth gains would raise enough revenue to pay for coronavirus vaccines for every adult on Earth — and provide each of the…
Excess profits tax on billionaires could vaccinate the entire world
If governments around the world put an excess profits tax on the 2,690 billionaires whose wealth radically increased during the pandemic, it would raise enough money to vaccinate everyone on…
Advocates Call For Taxing Billionaires To Pay For Pandemic
A one-off 99% tax on the wealth gains of billionaires made during the pandemic would pay for everyone in the world to be vaccinated for the coronavirus, according to research…
Mourning Death And Celebrating The Life Of Labor Leader Richard Trumka
John Cavanagh, Senior Advisor at the Institute for Policy Studies, talks about the life and career of Richard Trumka, mineworker, labor-leader, and former head of the AFL-CIO, following his recent…
Taliban’s Sweeping Offensive in Afghanistan Was “Inevitable” and Stems from Brutal U.S. War
The Taliban have continued to seize territory in Afghanistan as the U.S. completes its withdrawal of ground troops from the country, with the militant group now controlling a majority of…
CEOs got paid 351 times what typical workers made in 2020
Over the past five decades, CEO pay has skyrocketed — but the average wage for workers hasn’t. … Read the full article at Business Insider.
The Pentagon Is Killing Us — and the Planet
The dog days of summer are upon us —and the record high temperatures killing hundreds in the Pacific Northwest and bringing 118 degree heat to Siberia serve as a harbinger of…
Iraq AUMF Repeal Gains Momentum
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee recently passed a measure to repeal both Authorizations for Use of Military Force Against Iraq (1991 and 2002). Phyllis Bennis, Middle East analyst and Director of…
How Water Defenders Saved The Water Of El Salvador
“The Water Defenders: How Ordinary People Saved a Country from Corporate Greed”, co-authored by guest John Cavanagh from the Institute for Policy Studies, is a David & Goliath story of…
