Wednesday, March 4, 2026

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New Massachusetts ‘Tax the Rich’ law raises $1.5 billion for public...

The amendment, applying a 4 percent annual surtax to individuals with incomes over $1 million, was passed via a statewide ballot initiative in 2022.

Seriously auditing the rich makes sense. Seriously taxing the rich can...

The affluent gang at Patriotic Millionaires is making the case for an entirely new tax system.

Tax the rich? We did that once

A little history might just inspire us to try that taxing again.

This graph shows where surging corporate profits increasingly go: Tax havens

The global corporate minimum tax would ensure all companies worldwide pay a minimum tax of 15% and would require higher taxes of large companies in countries where they have customers.

‘Tax the Rich,’ say millionaire activists protesting at Davos amid record...

"Any millionaire who has sense enough to see that our current economic model is failing will support these protests."

Tax on global mega-rich could help lift 2.3 billion out of...

"During 2021, we witnessed the epidemic of Covid-19 and wealth-hiding, and it's time to reverse course."

Senate Democrats propose minimum corporate tax

“While these companies report billions in profits, they often pay no income tax to the IRS and leave hardworking families holding the bag.”

5 charts on taxing wealth to pay for the build back...

Proposals in play to pay for the ambitious public investment plan could help reverse skyrocketing wealth inequality.

NYT runs interference for billionaires who don’t want their wealth taxed

Fortunately for them, they’ve got the New York Times running interference.

The secret to actually taxing the rich

Imagine what programs we could fund, how many people we could help, if the IRS was able to recoup that $163 billion that the top 1 percent shorts the government every year. Fully funding the IRS should be a no-brainer.

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Netanyahu says Iran assault ‘is not an endless war’ as US signals escalation and...

Officials reject “endless war” comparisons while warning of harsher strikes and acknowledging additional losses.
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Iranian American scholars denounce US-Israeli attack, warn regime change efforts will backfire

Far from leading to a popular uprising against the government, as President Trump has encouraged, the U.S.-Israeli attacks have forced Iranians to worry about their immediate safety from the bombs.

Critics challenge Trump administration’s shifting case for war on Iran

Critics challenge Trump administration’s shifting case for war on Iran

Homer nails uncivilized, all-devouring MAGA Trump brutality – and strategic aikido to return fire

As Polyphemus falls to the aikido of seeming weaklings, Trump underestimates top experts, battling Democrats, anti-oligarchy citizens and committed activists promoting prosperity for the many, even (yikes!) sharing the wealth.