Here and abroad, Trump’s wealthy backers understand that his populist rhetoric is a masquerade.
Channeling FDR in the UK
The UK Labor Party has revived an FDR-era aspiration of imposing a maximum wage on the highest earners, among other radical proposals to stem inequality.
Americans Choke on the Term “Welfare State”
Americans’ aversion to taxes blinds them to not only the benefits, but the opportunities that Nordic countries enjoy.
Five Takeaways from the Spanish Election
The 2016 vote may have been a disappointment to Spain’s insurgent progressives. But they’ve proven they’re here to stay.
This Regulatory Move Stopped $35 Billion in Tax Avoidance from One Merger Alone
One of the seedier tax tricks of U.S. corporations has been to merge with foreign firms — without actually moving their operations overseas.
Progressives Whiffing on Talking Point About the Rich and Taxes
Tax breaks and evasion as well as offshore investments by the rich means less money for national security.
Footing the Bill While Israel Thumbs Its Nose
Israel won’t change its ways until Washington puts military aid on the chopping block.
8 Ways to Reduce Global Inequality
The path to a more equal world is steep, but the signposts are clearly marked.
Foreign Aid Is Afghanistan’s Resource Curse
Afghanistan, which manages to generate only about $2 billion per year of its own revenues and depends on international donors for the rest of its budget, suffers from a kind of resource curse. With plenty of cash and no accountability to citizens—as well as minimal oversight by donors—Afghan officials are free to rip off donor resources and ignore or extort their fellow citizens with relative impunity.
We’re Not Broke
These revenue-raisers and spending cuts would narrow the federal budget deficit by $881 billion per year, nearly eliminating it altogether.