Gabriel Zucman, a leading authority on tax evasion by the rich, welcomed news that Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign is embracing proposals to tax the ultra-wealthy and large corporations. An economist at the forefront of the growing global push for a billionaire wealth tax is welcoming news that U.S. Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris is embracing calls for a minimum […]
“Billionaires in both parties should not be able to buy elections, including primary elections,” said Sen. Bernie Sanders. Sen. Bernie Sanders said during his primetime appearance at the Democratic National Convention Tuesday night that overturning the U.S. Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision should be “at the very top” of the party’s list of priorities, particularly given the outsized role […]
The United Auto Workers president called Donald Trump and his running mate “two lap dogs for the billionaire class who only serve themselves.” The president of the United Auto Workers used his appearance onstage during the opening night of the Democratic National Convention on Monday to blast Republican nominee Donald Trump as a union-buster who “laughs […]
A watchdog group secretly recorded Russell Vought, a former Trump administration official, explaining his plan to get confidential Project 2025 plans into the Republican nominee’s hands if he wins in November. A key architect of Project 2025 believed he was speaking to relatives of a wealthy right-wing donor when he described his plan to share […]