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Beyond Harlan Crow, Other Billionaires Funded Justice Thomas’s Luxury Vacations
Three additional ultra-wealthy business executives have been underwriting Thomas’s undisclosed trips for three decades.
Progressives Unveil Bill to Tax Billionaire Wealth Up to 8 Percent
The bill would create four tax brackets to tax those with “runaway wealth.”
World’s Richest Added Average of $14M Per Day to Their Wealth Over Past 6 Months
The 500 richest people on the planet collectively added $852 billion to their fortunes in the first half of 2023.
Democrats to Supreme Court: Allegations on Thomas, Alito Must Be Investigated
The Democrats urged Chief Justice John Roberts to create an investigative arm of SCOTUS.
Sanders Denounces Morality of System Where 3 Are Richer Than 165 Million People
The senator argued that the oligarchy wins when they divide up the working class and those living in poverty.
Report Reveals Top CEOs Dodge Taxes on Nearly $9 Billion in Retirement Funds
Some executives can expect to receive monthly retirement checks larger than their workers’ median annual pay.
Billionaires Spent More on 2022 Elections Than Any Year in History
A new report finds that their collective congressional campaign contributions topped $1 billion for the first time.
Harvard Has Become a Tax Shelter for Billionaires as Public Education Languishes
Massachusetts needs to reevaluate the tax-exempt status of its private universities with endowments over $1 billion.
Billionaire Space Flight Isn’t About Colonization. It’s Stoking a New Cold War.
Space hegemony is among the core strategies the U.S. is using to maintain its primary global superpower status.
Oxfam Report: US Billionaires Almost a Third Richer Since COVID Hit
“Tax Day is a reminder that the tax system isn't working for ordinary Americans.”