Tag: tax evasion
The elites’ tax evasion: Unveiling the global decline in fair taxation
The wealthiest 1 percent in the globe's most influential economies have seen their tax obligations dramatically reduced.
Justice Thomas may also be dodging tax bill with failure to...
A report suggests that these gifts, if considered supplemental income, may have significant tax implications, potentially putting Justice Thomas at risk of tax fraud conviction.
Dems blast House GOP for bill adding $114 billion to deficit...
"Once again," said Congressional Progressive Caucus Chair Pramila Jayapal, Republicans are "putting politics over poor and working people."
Tax evasion and the 1%
“The richest 1% of U.S. households don’t report 21% of their income.”
Trump companies accused of tax evasion in Panama
In the latest chapter in ongoing litigation, the private equity fund that bought what used to be called the Trump Ocean Club claims the Trump entities pocketed money that should have gone to the Panamanian government.
After budget cuts, the IRS’ work against tax cheats is facing...
Audits and criminal referrals are down sharply since Congress cut the tax agency’s budget and management changed priorities.
The Tax Debate Is Over, and Progressives Won
This is not some quirk. This is the latest example of progressive taxation outperforming conservative taxation.
Gimme Shelter (From the Tax Man)
A tale of disappearing money and opportunistic candidates.
Moneyed Elites Get Richer the Old-Fashioned Way: Stealing
Financial and political elites have been rigging the system for the enrichment of the few and the impoverishment of the many. Don't be fooled, these thieves are stealing from all of us.
Corrupt Congressman Resigns in Disgrace
U.S. Congressman Michael Grimm is resigning before Congress convenes for the new year after pleading guilty to a felony tax evasion charge and after admitting to lying under oath.
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NYC releases 170,000 pages of 9/11 air quality records held back for 25 years
The documents settle two lawsuits from survivors and responders who spent decades seeking them.
Houthi seizure of Yemeni port pushes US diesel past $6 a gallon for first...
Saudi oil output has fallen to its lowest level since 1990 as the Iran war disrupts shipping.
Casino workers strike at Encore Boston Harbor after contract talks stall
More than 1,300 Teamsters and UNITE HERE members walked out after voting 97 percent to authorize the strike
Forever War: How 9/11 Unleashed U.S. Violence on Civilians Abroad & Attacks on Rights...
We look at how post-9/11 policies and the so-called war on terror reshaped the country and the world with two Columbia faculty members who convened a two-day symposium on “The Forever War and the First Amendment.” The symposium brought together journalists, scholars, lawyers and activists to explore the legacy of the “war on terror,” specifically focused on the impact on democratic rights, including the freedoms of speech and the press.
25 Years of War Was the Wrong Response to 9/11
Medea Benjamin and Nicolas J. S. Davies tally the trillions spent and the millions killed in the quarter century of war that followed September 11.