Wealth tax skeptics either fail to notice the massive upward redistribution of wealth, income, and political power, benefit from it, or fear challenging it.
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Posted inLaw and Justice
ICE Lied About Its Authority to Make Courthouse Arrests
Agents never had permission to hunt immigrants at court appointments, says the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York.
Posted inPolitics
America, We Have a Super PAC Problem
Dark-money groups are spending more than ever to buy elections. But eradicating the super PAC plague could start with a simple pledge.
Posted inTransportation
Trump’s Tunnel Vision Is Screwing Up a Hugely Important Infrastructure Project
A new rail bridge opens in New Jersey, but all eyes are on the Gateway Program’s tunnel funding crisis.
Posted inTAP
Democrats Get Serious About Taxing the Rich
Having finally realized that the rich are orders of magnitude richer than they used to be.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Lawmakers Debate Bill to Blackmail Sanctuary Cities
H.R. 7640 would require state and local police departments to help federal agents carry out their mass deportation drive. Democrats used a states’ rights argument to say why that’s bogus.Â
Posted inPolitics
Brad Lander Is Building a United Progressive Front
The former New York City comptroller and councilmember is running for Congress. To unseat incumbent Democratic Rep. Dan Goldman, he’ll have to consolidate the progressive left.
Posted inWorking in America
NYU Professors Vote to Strike After Bosses Stonewall for Months
The decision by Contract Faculty United at New York University comes as more workers walked off the job in 2025 to win higher pay, stronger benefits, and other gains.
Posted inTransportation
How Not to Build Infrastructure Projects
The Hudson Tunnel Project between New York and New Jersey is officially a political nightmare en route to the midterms.
Posted inTransportation
How Crime Flourishes on Turo
Peer-to-peer car lending has less oversight over both hosts and guests, contributing to a risky platform rife with criminal activity.
