The Year in Inequality in 10 Charts
Our economic and racial divides grew even wider in 2021, but there are signs of hope for a more equitable future.
Taxes
A Last-Ditch Effort to Eliminate a Tax Dodge for Super-Rich Private Equity Executives
In the final stretch of Build Back Better Act negotiations, fair tax advocates are pushing Senator Sinema and other holdouts to end the carried interest loophole.
What’s That ‘Surtax’ Doing in Build Back Better?
Congress may soon be delivering America’s awesomely affluent an unpleasant tax-time surprise.
In the Latest Round of Budgetary Chess, Progressive Caucus Leader Jayapal Played a Shrewd Gambit
The Seattle Democrat has been willing to take the heat to secure a down payment on an agenda for economic equity and sustainability.
Should Rich People Get a Free Pass at Tax Time?
We’re finally debating that question. Let’s not miss our opportunity.
The United States of Tax Havens
Like our billionaires at home, foreign oligarchs and despots are sheltering untold sums from taxation across our country.
American Tax Policy in the Age of Trillionaires
Have we just about decided that the further accumulation of billionaire fortunes makes for good public policy?
Democrats’ Budget Deal Will Collect Billions from the Wealthy to Invest in Human Needs
The compromise is an important first step towards a fair tax system and a more equitable economy.
Why We Need to Keep Our Super Rich ‘Occupied’
Grand fortunes won’t start fading, new research suggests, so long as millions of us buy into billionaires as individuals of rare talent and genius.