Who Pays Federal Income Taxes? The Rich, But Not Nearly as Much as They Should — or Once Did
A closer look at IRS data shows our tax system isn’t keeping up with rising inequality.
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I Was Already Suspicious of the Data Center Boom. Then I Stood In Data Center Alley
Pockets of opposition to the data center boom are emerging all over the country.
Re-Opening Mexico to Fracking Could Lead to More Corporate Lawsuits
In any battle over fracking, transnational corporations would be well-positioned to overpower local resistance.
The Corporate and Billionaire Opponents of San Francisco’s Overpaid Executive Tax
Five billionaires and numerous corporations with huge pay gaps are funding a war chest against Proposition D on the city's primary ballot.
Chicago Teachers Are Making This May Day Count
A Q&A with Chicago Teachers Union Vice President Jackson Potter about why they're mobilizing en masse this May 1.
I Want You to March with Me This May Day
This May Day provides an opportunity to fight back against billionaire power and for democratic elections.
The App Is the Boss — And It’s Deepening Inequality in New York
Gig workers are under unprecedented surveillance. Algorithmic transparency is critical to protecting their rights.
How Organizers Are Building the Infrastructure Behind May Day
Behind massive May Day rallies is a sustained organizing effort going door to door and workplace to workplace, meeting our communities where they are.
Exploring Extractive Frontiers: A Q&A with Thea Riofrancos
In Extraction, the researcher and organizer chronicles the tensions between resource extraction and the lithium demands of a green transition.
The Oligarchy Virus
How America’s supposedly progressive tax system guarantees a wildly skewed national wealth distribution.
The Second Estate: A Q&A with Ray Madoff
Chuck Collins speaks with Ray Madoff about her new book breaking down how the rich use our tax code to get even richer.
Tax the Corporations Cashing in on War
Across the political spectrum, Americans support taxing windfall profits — and billionaires — to help working people weather the affordability crisis.