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Leaked IRS Data Show the Very Richest Pay Lower Tax Rates Than the Merely Rich
An unprecedented trove of leaked data shows who reported the most income in the U.S. — as well as their tax rates.
Efforts to Build Trust in Elections Face Thriving 2020 Election Denier Community
Can believers in Trump's “Big Lie” be convinced by poll workers and local leaders to trust the democratic process again?
Russia’s Siege on Mariupol Is Leading to Mass Starvation, UN Official Says
The head of the UN World Food Program also warned of “mass migration beyond anything we've seen since WW2.”
Climate Activists Decry Biden’s Reopening of Oil and Gas Leases on Public Lands
The move won't lower gas prices, but it will contribute to a worsening planetary crisis, climate activists said.
Prison Guards in Illinois Used Prison Labor to Raise Money for Golf Tournaments
Guards got incarcerated people to wash their personal cars, give haircuts and shine shoes at the fundraisers.
Manchin Visits Alberta as Canada Ramps Up US Lobbying Amid Energy Crisis
Manchin has pushed for increasing Canadian oil and gas exports.
Luxury Building Workers in New York City Authorize Strike
Many of these workers are employed in buildings in an area that is home to many of New York’s wealthiest residents.
Activists Celebrate After Biden Grants TPS Status to Cameroonian Immigrants
The victory was made possible by years of Black-led organizing.
Starbucks Workers Strike to Protest the Company’s Harsh Union Busting
Coast to coast, workers began protesting on Friday against the company’s recent anti-union moves.
Black Florida Lawmakers Say DeSantis’s Gerrymandered Maps are “Overtly Racist”
The maps pack and dilute Black voters into several different districts, limiting their influence in congressional races.