I’m one of the many laid-off federal employees who worked to prevent, predict, and repair hurricane damage — and I fear for ...

Increasing state taxes on the wealthy raised revenue without triggering millionaire flight, a new study found.

The top tax rate wealthy Americans pay on their investment gains today runs barely half the top rate the rest of us pay on our wages. But that only begins to tell the story of how lightly taxed our ...

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Union density has been in sharp decline since the 1970s and recently reached a low at 9.9 percent in 2024. Despite a recent uptick in union elections and increased enthusiasm for the labor movement ...

This week marks the end of the first 100 days of the second Trump administration. The president campaigned as a champion of working class voters. But straight out of the blocks, his policy choices ...

On May Day, we remember the long – and ongoing – struggle for worker’s rights. But there is a part of that story that we seldom acknowledge: the role of young people in the labor movement. Traditional ...

What is the mission of the Washington, D.C.-based Tax Foundation? Even a quick review of the Tax Foundation’s output makes it perfectly plain: to help make average Americans see the richest among us ...

Raising taxes on the rich is not only necessary — it’s popular! Yet, we continue to see a gap between this overwhelming support for making the rich pay what they owe and more progressive tax policy ...

I know how it feels to be hungry and homeless. That’s why after work, I drive around town and pick up leftover food from restaurants, schools, grocery stores, and special events. My fellow volunteers ...

Everywhere we look, a wave of resistance to the cruel policies of the Trump administration is rising. My heart is full as I think of everyone who is standing up right now to reclaim our democracy.