Sports Teams: The ‘Everlasting Tax Shelter’ for Billionaires
July 14, 2021 | A perverse loophole allows owners of profitable teams — and their heirs — to lower their tax bills by claiming huge paper losses.
Articles by Sarah Anderson
Now’s the Time to Unrig the Tax Code
June 23, 2021 | Leaked IRS data proves the rumors are true: Many billionaires pay no income taxes. Will that spur reform?
A Plan to End Poverty in the United States
June 2, 2021 | A new congressional resolution asserts it’s not only possible to end poverty, but morally necessary.
Danny Glover: ‘The Best Anti-Poverty Program Is a Union’
February 24, 2021 | The actor is mobilizing support for the Alabama Amazon workers making their mark on the long history of Southern organizing.
Expose the Insurrection Financiers
February 17, 2021 | Trump’s trial is over, but there’s still much to learn about the deep pockets who financed the January 6 coup attempt.
Workers Need Paid Sick Leave ASAP
January 20, 2021 | Congress let mandatory paid leave end on Dec. 31. Lawmakers — and employers — need to restore them immediately.
CEOs Should Pay for Their Own Three-Martini Lunch
January 13, 2021 | Buried in last year’s COVID-19 relief deal is a provision to make taxpayers cover expensive corporate lunches.
A Welcome Stopgap, But Not Nearly Enough
December 22, 2020 | The COVID-19 relief bill will help, but much more needs to be done to combat the pandemic and make the country stronger in the face of future crises.