News | Racial Justice States Take Tax Revenue Vital for Funding Tribal Services State and local governments often tax economic activity on tribal land, reducing what tribes can collect for themselves. By Maya Srikrishnan , Shannon Shaw Duty , Joaqlin Estus , CenterforPublicIntegrity December 26, 2022 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor Musk Pledged $6B to Solve World Hunger But Gave It to His Own Foundation Instead Instead of giving the money to charity, Musk likely “donated” the money for tax-dodging purposes. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout December 13, 2022 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor Dozens of Groups Urge Congress Not to Extend Trump’s Corporate Tax Cuts Corporations like Amazon and Northrop Grumman have been lobbying for the tax breaks. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout December 7, 2022 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Sanders: GOP Wants to Repeal Estate Tax, Give Elon Musk’s Family $83B Tax Break If the estate tax were repealed, it would give $1.75 trillion in tax breaks to the 0.1 percent, he said. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout October 28, 2022 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor A Wealth Tax on the 0.25 Percent Could Fund Biden’s Entire Student Debt Plan A modest 2 percent wealth tax on households with over $30 million in wealth could have raised over $400 billion in 2022. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout October 14, 2022 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor Renowned Economists Urge “Emergency” Corporate Taxes to Avert Global Recession A new report says it's crucial to tax "the multinationals and the super-rich," who have benefited from recent crises. By Jake Johnson , CommonDreams September 20, 2022 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Leak Reveals Billionaire Donor Advising GOP to Spread Lies on Dem Tax Policies The megadonor suggested running ads warning, "They're coming after you if you're a waiter, if you're a bartender...." By Jake Johnson , CommonDreams August 26, 2022 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Trump Invokes Fifth Amendment in Deposition for New York Civil Investigation Some are speculating Trump's real motivations in pleading the Fifth are related to other criminal inquiries he's facing. By Chris Walker , Truthout August 10, 2022 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Schumer: Inflation Reduction Act Has Votes to Pass After Concessions to Sinema Democrats removed a proposal to block hedge fund managers from dodging millions in taxes on Sinema’s behalf. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout August 5, 2022 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor GOP Is Coordinating With Far Right Hungarian Government to Block Corporate Taxes A watchdog group slammed Republicans for "choosing to sabotage" the U.S.'s ability to tax corporations. By Jake Johnson , CommonDreams July 6, 2022 Truthout