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![Sen. Elizabeth Warren speaks as Rep. Mondaire Jones listens during a news conference outside the U.S. Capitol on April 27, 2021, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/04/2022_0418-elizabeth-warren-400x300.jpg)
Warren Argues Windfall Profits Tax Can Help Democrats Avert Big Midterm Losses
The senator noted that there is much President Biden can do unilaterally to deliver relief to people across the U.S.
![Bill Gates, left, and Michael Bloomberg arrive for a meeting with the French President on December 12, 2017, at the Elysee palace in Paris.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/04/2022_0418-bill-gates-michael-bloomberg-400x300.jpg)
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.
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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.
![People hold signs while protesting in front of Starbucks on April 14, 2022, in New York City.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/04/2022_0415-starbucks-strike-400x300.jpg)
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.
![People participate in a march to Trinity Church for a moral Mass on April 11, 2022, in New York City.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/04/2022_0415-people-before-profits-400x300.jpg)
Majority of Corporations Don’t Pay State Income Taxes in at Least 7 States
Between 60 and 90 percent of corporations in seven states paid zero state corporate income taxes between 2015 and 2019.
![A stock photo of a W-2 IRS tax form.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/04/2022_0415-w-2-tax-forms-400x300.jpg)
Come Tax Day, Billionaires Who’d Rather Not Pay Can Usually Find a Way Not to
Tax season looks very different for those who make their money via wealth instead of wages.
![Workers walk to cast their votes over whether or not to unionize, outside an Amazon warehouse in Staten Island on March 25, 2022.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/04/2022_0415-amazon-staten-island-400x300.jpg)
Amazon Lashes Back in Staten Island Warehouses
The company has turned its focus to a union vote at a second warehouse in Staten Island set to start April 25.
![CEO of Tesla Motors Elon Musk speaks at the Tesla Giga Texas manufacturing "Cyber Rodeo" grand opening party in Austin, Texas, on April 7, 2022.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/04/2022_0414-elon-musk-400x300.jpg)
Musk’s $43B Offer to Buy Twitter Is Nearly Twice His Entire Pre-COVID Net Worth
Musk’s net worth has shot up a whopping 1,080 percent during the pandemic.
![Congressional staffers wait in line to enter the Cannon House Office Building on July 20, 2015.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/04/2022_0414-congressional-staffers-400x300.jpg)
Congressional Workers Urge House Leaders to Schedule Vote on Their Union
The legislation to formally authorize the union was introduced over two months ago, but has yet to be brought to a vote.
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Corporate Profiteers Are Driving Inflation. It Hurts Poorer Countries Most.
Inflation has reached its highest point in four decades, thanks to corporate profiteers and speculators.