This Republican Wants to Extend a Real Estate Tax Break. He Could Be a Big Beneficiary.
Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.Tracey Mann, a right-wing congressman from Kansas, is backing legislation that could directly benefit his own real estate interests in rapidly gentrifying Austin, Texas—a move that could be, in the words of one expert, “a very serious…
Is Kyrsten Sinema Ready to Listen to Elizabeth Warren?
Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call/Zuma Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.Negotiations over President Joe Biden’s sweeping domestic agenda hit the skids this month when Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.) made clear she’d refuse to back tax hikes on corporations to pay for an expected $2 trillion…
Donald Trump’s Top Financial Lieutenant Surrenders to Manhattan DA
Allen Weisselberg, chief financial officer of the Trump Organization, stands behind the Trump at a 2017 press conference in Trump Tower.Evan Vucci/AP Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.Allen Weisselberg, the chief financial officer of Donald Trump’s…
You Just Paid Your Taxes. Here’s How the Super-Rich Avoid Them.
Comstock Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.With taxes due this week, it’s an apt time to consider some of the ways our federal tax code favors America’s wealthiest, and how a subset of those fortunate folks…
“Taxpayer Dollars”: The Origins of Austerity’s Racist Catchphrase
Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.In late February, a caucus of Republican legislators wrote a three-page memo to rally opposition to President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion stimulus package. Highlighting “liberal goodies” in the bill, Rep. Jim…
Manhattan Prosecutor Expands Trump Investigation to Include Mysterious Chicago Loan
in Chicago,Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2008. AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance has expanded his criminal prosecution into former president Donald Trump’s business empire to include questions about a…