Rights and Democracy
Elon Musk’s Fortune Comes From Not Paying Taxes
Trillionaires are creatures of the tax code. If they paid taxes like working people, we wouldn’t have any.
Trump Wants an Attorney General Loyal to Him — Not the Law
From the January 6 slush fund to the Epstein files, Todd Blanche’s record suggests he’d serve Trump, not the public.
Naked Fossil Fuel Corruption
While states are trying to hold Big Oil accountable for climate disasters, some fossil fuel-funded lawmakers in Congress are trying to shield them.
ICE Killings Are Acts of Terrorism
ICE’s indiscriminate violence conveys that nonwhite immigrants, lawful or otherwise, have no place in Trump’s America.
Federal Tax Cuts for the Wealthy Are Bankrupting States. Some Are Fighting Back.
From Washington to Kentucky, states are united: The wealthy must pay their fair share.
Robin Hood in Reverse: How the Pentagon Makes Us Poorer
While costs rise for everything, SNAP recipients who lost benefits — and the farmers who fed them — are being asked to shell out $1.5 trillion for the Pentagon.
This Deadly Heat Wave Has a Culprit
As people die in this heat, it’s time to kick the fossil fuel industry out of our politics.
At 250, American Democracy is Under Siege
As the Trump regime attacks the foundations of our democracy, Americans are fighting back.
Our Safety Net Was Already Full of Holes. They’re Only Getting Bigger.
This administration and Congress are slashing benefits even as life gets unbearably expensive for working people.
America at 250: It’s Time for a Tax Code That Lives Up to Our Ideals
After 250 years, our leaders must show a commitment to completing the unfinished work of American democracy.
