26 Billionaires Have as Much Wealth as the World’s Poorest Half, Oxfam Reports

Ilana Novick Jan 21, 2019 In its annual report on the gap between the rich and poor, the charity is calling for a global wealth tax to address the problem. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Government Shutdown Won’t Delay Tax Refunds: Trump Official

MARCY GORDON and JILL COLVIN / The Associated Press Jan 7, 2019 Changes to past policies will make the payments possible. Furloughed IRS workers will be recalled, probably without pay, to process returns. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Trump’s Trade Wars Hurt Everyone in Farm Country

Sue Dinsdale / OtherWords Nov 25, 2018 When agriculture suffers, all Iowans do—even those who have never set foot on a farm. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Why Amazon Wants a Piece of Our Political and Financial Capitals

Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan Nov 15, 2018 There's a reason the two recently announced HQ2 locations for Jeff Bezos' company are a stone's throw from Wall Street and the Pentagon. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Blue Wave or Red Wave? No Way to Tell.

Barbara Koeppel / Truthdig Nov 1, 2018 A 1,500-mile interviewing trek through America's heartland reveals that Democrats and Republicans remain polarized ahead of the midterms. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

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 )

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 )

Trump Debt

Jeff Danziger / Truthdig Sep 12, 2018 Dig deeper

Sanders Wants Big Corporations to Fund 100% of Their Workers’ Public Assistance

Jake Johnson / Common Dreams Aug 25, 2018 "I don't believe that ordinary Americans should be subsidizing the wealthiest person in the world." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Off-the-Radar Tax Case Flips Script for Democrats, GOP

Richard Tofel / ProPublica Aug 22, 2018 A lawsuit attacking last year’s tax cut will test whether judicial conservatives align with Republicans, who find themselves defending Congress’ power, or with the states’ rights doctrine at the heart of their legal thinking. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Tax Cut Distraction

Jeff Danziger / Truthdig Aug 5, 2018 Dig deeper

Trump Is Failing at the Business of Being President

By Thom Hartmann / Independent Media Institute Jul 25, 2018 In all areas—from international and domestic policy to tax reform, from immigration to health care—a common theme has emerged: The president just can't do things competently. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )