Thursday, November 12, 2026

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Segregation academies across the South are getting millions in taxpayer dollars

Segregation academies that remain vastly white continue to play an integral role in perpetuating school segregation—and, as a result, racial separation in the surrounding communities.

“Billionaires and big corporations sharpening their knives”: Progressive tax groups sound...

With a Congress poised to push for sweeping tax cuts for the wealthy and corporations, progressive organizations brace for a fierce battle to prevent policies that would deepen inequality and burden working Americans.

Lawmakers demand tax reform as major corporations pay executives more than...

Senators Warren and Whitehouse, along with Representative Casar, lead a call for fair taxation amid revelations of corporate tax avoidance and CEO overcompensation.

Ending oil subsidies and taxing the rich could unlock $5 trillion...

The report, released during the United Nations General Assembly talks and ahead of the COP29 climate summit, outlines a series of proposals that could shift resources away from environmentally harmful practices and toward sustainable development.

Harris breaks with Biden on capital gains tax based on ‘failed...

Speaking to supporters, Harris emphasized the importance of supporting investment in small businesses and innovation while ensuring that the wealthy pay their fair share.

Project 2025: How the far-right’s tax plan would hike middle-class taxes...

Project 2025, a far-right agenda, proposes radical tax reforms that would disproportionately burden middle-income Americans while granting significant tax breaks to the wealthiest households and large corporations.

The United States needs a ‘Robin Hood Tax’

A giant tax fight awaits next year—when a number of the 2017 tax cuts for the rich and businesses expire.

Kamala Harris signals support for billionaires tax amid growing wealth inequality

This endorsement marks a crucial step in addressing the widening wealth gap in the country, particularly as billionaires continue to amass vast fortunes while millions of Americans struggle financially.

Undocumented immigrants pay higher tax rates than top 1% in most...

New study reveals that undocumented immigrants pay nearly $100 billion in taxes annually, contributing more to state and local revenues than the wealthiest Americans in most states, while being excluded from the social programs they help fund.

IRS reclaims over $1 billion from wealthy tax evaders in under...

New IRS funding from the Inflation Reduction Act targets wealthy tax dodgers, reclaiming over $1 billion in unpaid taxes.

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10 Reasons Hakeem Jeffries Should Not Be the Next Speaker of the House

“Here are ten reasons why Jeffries should not be Speaker.”
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The real Dem bombshell – the new coalition’s breakthrough fusion of agendas and values

“The times, they are a-changin’ and progressive Dems, new and old, lead the redemption of America.”
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Blue Tsunami, Meet the Senate Filibuster

Democrats will hold at least 54 Senate seats when the new Congress convenes on Jan. 3, 2027, but ending debate on a bill still takes 60 votes.

Since 1975, $79 trillion has been redistributed from the bottom 90% to the top...

Has this massive redistribution, driven by policies favoring corporations and the wealthy, reshaped the American economy?
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House moves to vote on impeaching Hegseth over Iran war, boat strikes

Rep. Thomas Massie's eight articles allege at least 243 deaths in strikes on suspected drug boats, and impeachment would need three Republican votes.