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Harris’s Silence on FTC Chair Shows Billionaires Are Winning the Election
As the Harris campaign lurches right to appeal to GOP voters, its richest backers have Lina Khan in their sights.
US Could Fully Fund Social Security by Targeting Wealthy Tax Dodgers, Wyden Says
“The ultra-wealthy are avoiding nearly $2 trillion in taxes every 10 years,” Sen. Ron Wyden said during a hearing.
Borders Are Drawn to Protect Stolen Wealth. They Are a Process, Not a Place.
From Europe to the US, politicians are expanding the violence of border policing and scapegoating migrants.
These Billionaires Are Donating Big in 2024 Election to Advance Their Interests
From Christian nationalists to fossil fuel barons, they are using their fortunes to pursue policies that impact us all.
Sanders Rebukes Billionaire Effort to Get Harris to Dump Antitrust Champion Khan
Major Wall Street donors have mounted a push to oust the FTC chair over her crackdowns on corporate power.
Unions Slam “Billionaire” Trump-Vance Ticket as Working-Class “Nightmare”
J.D. Vance has opposed congressional efforts to strengthen organizing rights and has raked in donations from the elites.
Billionaires Rally to Endorse Trump After Assassination Attempt
Billionaires have seen their wealth soar by $2.2 trillion since the passage of the Trump-GOP tax cuts in 2017.
IRS Has Collected Over $1B From Wealthy Tax Cheats, Thanks to New Funding
Republicans have clawed back part of the funding allowing the agency to chase after millionaires for unpaid taxes.
Billionaire Makes Largest Donation in 2024 Election Cycle to Pro-Trump Super PAC
Timothy Mellon, the grandson of plutocrat Andrew Mellon, gave $50 million to the Make America Great Again Inc. in May.
These Powerful Billionaires Disavowed Trump After January 6. Now They Back Him.
Many donors disavowed Trump after the mob attack on the Capitol. Their attitude now? “We’ll get richer if he wins.”