Think Capone When It Comes to Trump’s Impeachment

Bill Blum / Truthdig Nov 11, 2019 While comparisons to Nixon are more obvious, the president in style and in some ways substance is more mobster than politician. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Trump’s Big Move

Adam Zyglis / The Buffalo News, N.Y. Nov 6, 2019 Dig deeper

Paul Manafort’s Sentence Is an Affront to Us All

Juan Cole / Informed Comment Mar 9, 2019 Let’s compare some jail terms for shoplifting small items with the Trump campaign manager's sentence for tax avoidance. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Bombshell Report Exposes Decades of Trump Tax Evasion

Julia Conley / Common Dreams Oct 3, 2018 Several of the real estate family's schemes and deceptions amount to "outright fraud," according to the New York Times. Dig deeper ( 3 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 )

Michael Cohen Pleads Guilty in Hush-Money Scheme

TOM HAYS and JONATHAN LEMIRE / The Associated Press Aug 21, 2018 President Trump's former personal lawyer and "fixer" says in federal court that one payment was "in coordination and at the direction of a candidate for federal office," and that a second was made "under direction of the same candidate." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Manafort Is Treated Worse Than Capone Was, Trump Suggests

The Associated Press Aug 1, 2018 The president, in an angry tweet storm about special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia probe, asks "who was treated worse," 1920s gangster Al Capone or his former campaign chairman. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Chao Family’s Shipping Company Could Pose Problems for Trump’s Transportation Nominee

By Josie Albertson-Grove and Masako Melissa Hirsch / ProPublica Dec 13, 2016 Elaine Chao’s family owns ships flagged abroad, a way to avoid US taxes and higher labor costs But one of her missions at the Department of Transportation will be to press American-owned ships to fly the U flag . Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

How the Twinkie Provides a Blueprint for Amassing Wealth

Staff / Truthdig Dec 11, 2016 Highlighting a deal involving Hostess, the company known for its sweet baked treats, an investigation by The New York Times shows how private-equity executives expanded their fortunes. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

The Real Scandal of Donald Trump Avoiding Taxes Isn’t Just About Him

By Robert Reich / RobertReich.org Oct 3, 2016 Trump isn’t and never was a smart businessman. He was and is smart at gaming a system rigged in favor of the wealthy. There’s a difference. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Why Corporate Tax Deserters Shouldn’t Get the Benefits of Being American Corporations (Video)

By Robert Reich / RobertReich.org Sep 14, 2016 Apple is only the latest big global American corporation to use foreign tax shelters to avoiding paying its fair share of US taxes It’s just another form of corporate desertion Apple is only the latest big global American corporation to use foreign tax shelters to avoiding paying its fair share of U. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Standing Up to Apple

By Robert Reich / RobertReich.org Sep 4, 2016 For years, Washington lawmakers on both sides of the aisle have attacked big corporations for avoiding taxes by parking their profits overseas Last week, the European Union did something about it For years, Washington lawmakers on both sides of the aisle have attacked big corporations for avoiding taxes by parking their profits overseas. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )