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New GOP bills would hand richest 1% over $28 billion in...

The poorest fifth, meanwhile, would get just $1.4 billion in tax cuts under the Republican legislation, according to a new analysis.

‘Tax scam’: Republicans follow debt ceiling fight by proposing tax cuts...

"If House Republicans were actually serious about the deficit, they would demand wealthy corporations pay their fair share in taxes," one advocate said.

After $1.9 trillion giveaway to rich, McConnell calls debt relief for...

"It's not a slap in the face. It's a step in the right direction. We shouldn't be going [into] debt for getting an education."

Secret IRS files reveal how much the ultrawealthy gained by shaping...

Billionaire business owners deployed lobbyists to make sure Trump’s 2017 tax bill was tailored to their benefit. Confidential IRS records show the windfall that followed.

What if we actually taxed the rich?

It’s not radical to rein in this irresponsibility. It’s radical to let it continue.

Study of 50 years of tax cuts for rich confirms ‘trickle...

“Major tax cuts for the rich since the 1980s have increased income inequality, with all the problems that brings, without any offsetting gains in economic performance.”

Trump backs Senate GOP’s pay freeze for federal workers while giving...

“In the context of budgetary constraints and the recent, pandemic-related impacts on non-Federal labor markets, the Administration supports the policy in the bill to maintain for 2021 the current level of Federal civilian employee pay.”

Chair of the Patriotic Millionaires blasts Trumps coronavirus relief plan to...

"At the very least these workers need immediate paid sick leave, but for them to be able to pay their bills and support their families, they need economic relief more than any other group of Americans."

The 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act is a case study...

Republicans passed tax cuts — then profited

Eight ways the Trump-GOP tax cuts have made the rich richer...

In the two years since Congress passed the Republican tax law, the richest 1 percent have been the big winners.

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How the rich get richer: Evade taxation, grease trillion-dollar tax breaks, jack interest rates,...

In class and status-conscious, materialistic America (was it ever otherwise?), scoring net worth is easier than figuring out messy election results.

‘No Kings’ movement rises as Trump unleashes military force to silence dissent

As President Trump deploys troops and tanks against protestors in Los Angeles and prepares for a military parade in Washington, over 1,800 rallies across the U.S. vow to resist authoritarianism with peaceful protest.

The 3 questions every democratic candidate should be required to answer

But this requires electing Democrats who understand the gravity of the moment and who are prepared to expend serious political capital to make big changes possible.

Global outrage after Israel seizes Gaza-bound aid ship in international waters

With activists from 10 countries aboard, including Greta Thunberg and a member of the European Parliament, Israel’s armed interception of the Madleen is being condemned as piracy and a violation of international law.

Planetary boundary crossed: Ocean acidification now threatens global ecosystems and coastal economies

Scientists warn that ocean acidification passed a critical tipping point years ago, threatening marine biodiversity and putting billions in economic value at risk as world leaders gather for emergency talks in France.