The American Prospect
Billionaire Wealth Has Doubled So Far This Decade
An estimate of a new wealth tax proposal shows that it would generate twice as much revenue as it did when it was first introduced in 2021.
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21mNew Documents Detail Nine-Figure, Silicon Valley–Funded Abundance Movement
The <em>Prospect</em> has obtained a fundraising pitch and historical manifesto from inside the movement.
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11mAftermath: The Economy Is Propped Up by Government Spending
In today’s edition, we highlight an underdiscussed reason why damage from the war hasn’t eaten the U.S. economy: fiscal stimulus.
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9mFeds Deport ICE Detainee Organizer to Ecuador
Rogelio Bolufé is a Cuban national who faced ongoing retaliation for organizing against inhumane conditions inside detention camps.
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5mTrump and Putin: When Delusional Idiots Go to War
Two autocrats staffed by craven yes-men assumed that Iran and Ukraine were theirs for the taking.
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10mRepublicans Are Triple-Dipping Funding for Mass Deportation
ICE and CBP have gotten nearly a quarter of a trillion dollars under Trump in the last year. The GOP is still trying to add more.