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The Fight Against Big Tech’s AI Takeover Must Continue Past the Midterms
The midterms are just the start. Labor struggles and grassroots coalitions show a path forward for anti-AI organizers.
North Carolina Movement Urges Voters to Reject Corporate Tax Breaks
Organizers say the ballot amendments won’t benefit working-class people, but rather corporations and the ultra-wealthy.
The Billionaire Tax Could Be Defeated by 2 Other Tax Measures — Here’s How
A billionaire-backed group aims to undermine California’s wealth tax and create multiple ways to defeat it.
Taxpayers Must Not Be on the Hook for Bailing Out the AI Industry
Hundreds of billions of dollars are flooding the AI industry. Economist Gerald Epstein says this bubble could burst.
Taking on the Rich Is Possible. Our Illinois Coalition Won a Tax on Tech Giants.
Our campaign won a digital advertising revenue tax that may generate over $1.1 billion annually for the state’s budget.
Newsom Claims to Support National Tax on Billionaires While Opposing It in CA
“Newsom does not want to tax billionaires,” said the Billionaire Tax Now campaign, “but he wants you to think he does.”
The Average US Taxpayer Spent $4,049 on War and Weapons Last Year
For 50 days out of a year, an average US worker’s income taxes were wholly paid toward militarism.
Bessent Confirms Taxpayers Would Be Paying Trump If He Wins $10B Lawsuit
The Treasury secretary said it would come from the agency’s general fund for tax payments.
Trump Sues the IRS and Treasury for $10 Billion Over Tax Return Leak
Sen. Ron Wyden said Trump is weaponizing taxpayer privacy laws for himself while giving individuals’ tax records to ICE.
A New Tax Will Cut Into a Lifeline for Immigrant Families
Cash, checks, and money orders that millions of immigrants rely on to support loved ones abroad will see new costs.