Even Millionaires Are Ashamed of Their Absurdly Low Tax Bills

Jim Hightower / Apr 25, 2019 The plutocratic ripoff is so shameful and un-American that a group of embarrassed rich people are calling for the GOP tax law's repeal. Dig deeper ( 2 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 )

Clinton and Trump Are Rich and Pals of the Rich—and That Could Be a Huge Problem for the Nation

Bill Blum / Truthdig Aug 22, 2016 Whatever the differences between the two nominees, either will function as an emissary of the powerful who control America. That’s the conflict of interest we all should be talking about. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Break the Koch Machine (Video)

Robert Reich / Truthdig Jun 28, 2014 A number of billionaires are flooding our democracy with their money, drowning out the voices of the rest of us. But Charles and David Koch are in a class by themselves. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Drone Topic Not Detected During Election

Staff / Truthdig Sep 28, 2012 Even though drones are killing more civilians in Pakistan than terrorist leaders, they play no role in the U.S. presidential campaigns; California passes a bill legalizing self-driving cars; meanwhile, millionaires like Mitt Romney perpetuate the rags-to-riches tale by denying their roots. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Senate Democrats Propose the Rich Pay for Jobs Bill

Staff / Truthdig Oct 6, 2011 Democratic leaders in the Senate proposed Wednesday that Americans who make more than $1 million a year should be charged a 5 percent surtax to pay for President Obama's jobs bill. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

New Jersey: Ding the Poor or Tax the Rich?

Staff / Truthdig Jun 20, 2010 Cut services for poorer senior citizens and the disabled or tax the rich? That's the question that will be debated in the New Jersey Legislature on Monday as the state maneuvers to balance a budget deficit of close to $11 billion. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Rich? They Get Elected

Staff / Truthdig Nov 7, 2009 A day after it was announced that the U.S. unemployment rate had hit the double-digit mark, a report was released showing that nearly half of the members of Congress are millionaires, seriously questioning the notion that our lawmakers identify with "we the people." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )