There Is a Very Good Reason Why Donald Trump Thinks Everything Is Rigged
When the US targeted Russia’s oligarchs after the invasion of Ukraine, the trail of assets kept leading to our own backyard. Not only had our nation become a haven for shady foreign money, but we were also incubating a familiar class of yacht-owning, industry-dominating, resource-extracting billionaires. In the January + February 2024 issue of our magazine, we…
Receipts. Proof. Timelines. Screenshots: Why We Can’t Look Away From Rich People’s Drama
When the US targeted Russia’s oligarchs after the invasion of Ukraine, the trail of assets kept leading to our own backyard. Not only had our nation become a haven for shady foreign money, but we were also incubating a familiar class of yacht-owning, industry-dominating, resource-extracting billionaires. In the January + February 2024 issue of our magazine, we…
How “Woke Capitalism” Became a Right-Wing Obsession
When the US targeted Russia’s oligarchs after the invasion of Ukraine, the trail of assets kept leading to our own backyard. Not only had our nation become a haven for shady foreign money, but we were also incubating a familiar class of yacht-owning, industry-dominating, resource-extracting billionaires. In the January + February 2024 issue of our magazine, we…
A Brief History of Superyachts
When the US targeted Russia’s oligarchs after the invasion of Ukraine, the trail of assets kept leading to our own backyard. Not only had our nation become a haven for shady foreign money, but we were also incubating a familiar class of yacht-owning, industry-dominating, resource-extracting billionaires. In the January + February 2024 issue of our magazine, we…
Global Millionaires Say Yes to Taxing Extreme Wealth, Poll Finds
German-Austrian millionaire heiress Marlene Engelhorn, part of the effort described below, expresses her views during a rally at the World Economic Forum in Davos.Hannes P Albert/dpa/Zuma Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Millionaires from around the world support wealth taxes as a way to curb…
The Supreme Court Case That Could Upend a Century of Tax Law
Mother Jones illustration; George Marks/Retrofile RF/Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on Tuesday in Moore v U.S., a case that nominally involves the right of the US government to tax a couple, Charles and Kathleen Moore, on…