Millionaires Don’t Flee States Over Higher Taxes
Increasing state taxes on the wealthy raised revenue without triggering millionaire flight, a new study found.
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Don’t Let Elon Musk Privatize the Postal Service
In a rare display of bipartisanship, politicians of both parties are telling the Trump Administration not to sell the public service to for-profit corporations.
The Perennial Struggle of Young Workers
Young workers have played a critical role in the labor movement that deserves recognition.
100 Days of the Trump Administration Onslaught Against Workers
Trump officials have gutted labor rights, slashed the federal workforce, and opposed a minimum wage hike.
The Success of People First Policies: Give the People What They Want!
A new report from the Center for Work and Democracy shows that voters across the political spectrum will cast their ballots for progressive issues when confronted with policies rather than politicians.
New Messaging Shows Promising Results in Persuading Americans to Support Taxing the Rich
New research suggests a different approach is needed to convince persuadable supporters of progressive taxation.
The Tax Debate: What’s in It for Jeff Bezos and Amazon CEO Andrew Jassy
New research details the huge windfalls that have flowed to Amazon executives through the last big tax reform.
Congress Is Taking from the Poor to Give to the Rich
I know how it feels to be hungry and homeless. And if the GOP budget passes as written, so will millions more.
Three Promising Innovations in Worker Organizing Beyond the NLRB
With continued attacks on organized labor from the current administration, the labor movement needs to look for innovative strategies for working-class elevation.
‘Oppressive’ Taxation That Isn’t
The nightmare scenarios anti-tax groups paint ignore the huge impact of ‘buy-hold for decades-sell’ tax avoidance on the taxes our ultra-rich end up paying.
Republicans are Reportedly Considering a Tax Hike on the Rich. How Would this Affect Growth?
New research shows that raising the top marginal income tax rate could reduce inequality and raise revenue without slowing economic growth.
With Congress Preparing a ‘Fiscal Tsunami,’ States Can Choose Differently
GOP lawmakers want to slash taxes on the rich and services for the rest. But several states are showing there’s another path.