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Cracking Down on Russian Oligarchs Means Cracking Down on U.S. Tax Havens

Cracking Down on Russian Oligarchs Means Cracking Down on U.S. Tax Havens

| Mar 16, 2022 | Economy / Business|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyAs part of the sanctions against Russia for its invasion of Ukraine, the United States and its European partners are cracking down on Russian oligarchs. They’re freezing assets and tracking the yachts, private jets, and luxury real estate holdings of these Russian...
The United States of Tax Havens

The United States of Tax Havens

| Nov 3, 2021 | Economy / Business|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyThere are many ways in which the United States is not one country. I’m not referring to red states versus blue states, or racial or ethnic divisions. What I mean is that the United States, where countless corrupt billionaires and dictators have stashed their loot, is...
The United States of Tax Havens

Sports Teams: The ‘Everlasting Tax Shelter’ for Billionaires

| Jul 14, 2021 | Economy / Business|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyRemember the Everlasting Gobstopper from Willie Wonka’s chocolate factory? Designed for children “with very little pocket money,” it lasted forever, never got smaller, and was perpetually flavorful. There’s a non-fiction equivalent, except it’s only for billionaires....
The United States of Tax Havens

Big Corporations Got Their Money’s Worth on Tax Day

| Apr 24, 2019 | Economy / Business|Rights / DemocracyFats Domino sings: “I found my thrill, on Blueberry Hill.” Maybe, but America’s richest corporate powers know precisely where to find their thrill: On Capitol Hill. They rushed there in 2017 with a passion hotter than high school love, spewing the pheromones of...
Teachers Shouldn’t Have to Panhandle for School Supplies

Teachers Shouldn’t Have to Panhandle for School Supplies

| Aug 30, 2017 | Economy / Business|Rights / DemocracyBack to school! These three simple words used to leave America’s public school teachers giddy with anticipation. Now they leave them opening up their wallets and worrying. The problem? Teachers have been spending out of their own pockets for generations to decorate...
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