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Emmanuel Saez

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Taxing the Superrich

For the sake of justice and democracy, we need a progressive wealth tax.

by Emmanuel Saez, Gabriel Zucman via Boston Review on February 3, 2020

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Collage of photos of Andrew Mellon, Ethel Mars and E.W. Scripps.

The Great Inheritors: How Three Families Shielded Their Fortunes From Taxes for Generations

A century of tax avoidance later, the dynasties created in the 1900s are going strong.

by Patricia Callahan, James Bandler, Justin Elliot, Doris Burke, Jeff Ernsthausen via ProPublica on December 15, 2021

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The Getty Family’s Trust Issues

Heirs to an iconic fortune sought out a wealth manager who would assuage their progressive consciences. Now their dispute is exposing dynastic secrets.

by Evan Osnos via The New Yorker on January 16, 2023

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The 1619 Project Unrepentantly Pushes Junk History

Nikole Hannah-Jones' new book sidesteps scholarly critics while quietly deleting previous factual errors.

by Phillip W. Magness via Reason on March 29, 2022

The US Tax Code Should Not Allow Billionaires to Exist

The recent ProPublica exposé shows we need to attack the wealth and power of the rich — and that means massively increasing taxes on them.

by Josh Mound via Jacobin on July 20, 2021

Massive Rise Of Top Incomes Is Mostly Driven By Capital

All top 1 percent income growth after 2000 came from ownership of capital.

by Matt Bruenig via People's Policy Project on August 9, 2017

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