A Disney Heiress Reveals the 1 Percent’s Worst-Kept Secret

Ilana Novick Oct 18, 2018 “[The super rich] are doing better than they ever have been doing and guess what? You are paying for all of it.” Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

The Trump Administration’s Latest Tax Scam for the Rich

Robert Reich / Truthdig Sep 20, 2018 A new rule could add hundreds of billions to the federal deficit, all to give more money to the people who need it least. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Rich U.S. Mainlanders Are Finding a Tax Paradise in Puerto Rico

Ilana Novick / Truthdig Sep 18, 2018 Thanks to two obscure laws, those with the means to live there for half the year can skip out on taxes while the island struggles to rebuild after Hurricane Maria. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Absentee Billionaires May Be Driving Up Your Cost of Living

Chuck Collins / Other Words Sep 14, 2018 The rich are hiding wealth in country farmland and big-city skyscrapers, and that could be hurting you. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The Collapse of the Middle Class and the Rise of a New ‘Precariat’

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Aug 31, 2018 "Squeezed" author Alissa Quart examines our runaway income inequality and the possible solutions offered by democratic socialism. Dig deeper ( 19 Min. Read )

Politics Is Propping Up Our Capitalist System

Richard Wolff / Common Dreams Aug 20, 2018 Only by abandoning our two-party duopoly can we begin to imagine an alternative future. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Tax Cut Distraction

Jeff Danziger / Truthdig Aug 5, 2018 Dig deeper

After Trump’s Tax Bill, CEOs Rake In Millions in ‘Eye-Popping’ Stock Payouts, Politico Reports

Ilana Novick Jul 30, 2018 CEO cash-outs are likely to become a talking point for Democrats in the midterm elections. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

What Makes Millennial Socialism Different

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig Jul 26, 2018 As writer Ben Judah argues, the Occupy movement, Jeremy Corbyn and Bernie Sanders changed this generation's thinking, and made a come-from-behind win like that of New York's Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez possible. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

A Royal Ponzi Scheme

Teodrose Fikre / The Ghion Journal Apr 30, 2018 Our priorities and judgment have become warped as we deify the rich and famous and neglect the meek. This is the trap of a capitalistic society. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Who Gives a Damn About the First Black Woman President?

Teodrose Fikre / The Ghion Journal Apr 16, 2018 We have become a Potemkin society where tokens are put on the stage to represent equality while the vast majority of Americans are economically enslaved. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

The Darkest Day of the Year

Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan Dec 21, 2017 A country's annual budget is often described as a moral document, defining the nation's values. Its tax system codifies its fairness. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )