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 )

Eliminating Inequality Begins With a Tax Code Overhaul

Howie Hawkins / Popular Resistance Apr 15, 2019 An honest analysis of the tax system calls out in stark detail the extreme injustice of the U.S. economy and highlights the need to transform it. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

The Tax System Works Against Us All

Frank Clemente / OtherWords Apr 14, 2019 Few Americans say they’re paying less in taxes, despite the GOP’s promise that the huge tax cuts they passed were for the middle class. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

For an American Abroad, It’s Been a Very Taxing Year

Eden Collinsworth / Truthdig Apr 14, 2018 I come back to pay my taxes every year. Since last April 15, I've watched mass shootings, moral collapse—and at last a ray of hope. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Tax Day March Highlights Income Inequality (Multimedia)

Staff / Truthdig Apr 15, 2017 Thousands across the nation rallied Saturday to demand the release of President Trump's tax returns and protest economic and tax injustice. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Many Reasons to March Against Tax Injustice

Sonali Kolhatkar / Truthdig Apr 13, 2017 There are two Americas: one that pays taxes for the public good and one that works hard to pay as little tax as possible It's clear which one President Trump serves There are two Americas: one that pays taxes for the public good and one that works hard to pay as little tax as possible. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

New Option to Withhold Taxes

By R.J. Matson / Cagle Cartoons / Roll Call Apr 19, 2016 Dig deeper

Labor, Civil Rights and Social Justice Movements Unite to ‘Fight for $15’ on Tax Day

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Apr 16, 2015 In more than 200 cities, some 60,000 low-wage workers involved in the “Fight for $15” campaign—among them child care providers, Wal-Mart clerks and adjunct professors—staged an action Wednesday that highlighted the vast amount of public money spent to support underpaid workers. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Happy Tax Day, and Why the 1 Percent Pay a Much Lower Rate Than You

Robert Reich / Truthdig Apr 15, 2014 It’s tax time again, April 15, when our minds turn toward paying the taxes we owe or possibly getting a tax refund. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

How the U.S. Tax Code Benefits the Wealthy (and Screws Over Most Everyone Else)

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Apr 15, 2013 One thing to remember on Tax Day 2013: It's good to be a wealthy citizen in the United States. Thanks to tax breaks aimed specifically at those who make boatloads of money, the average rich person takes in an additional $250,000 in income each year. The rest of us? Not so fortunate. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

‘Left, Right & Center’: Goldman Fraud?; Financial Reform; Tax Day Tea Party

Staff / Truthdig Apr 17, 2010 The SEC has taken its first action against Goldman Sachs for alleged investor fraud -- will it help efforts for financial reform and regulation? Or will the financial giant just be slapped with a fine and then allowed to continue business as usual? Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Why You Should Want to Pay Higher Taxes

Moshe Adler / Truthdig Apr 15, 2010 The notion that taxes are bad for the middle class is akin to the notion that cigarette smoking is harmless, and it should be dealt with by similar means. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )