A Closer Look: Young people need the Working Americans’ Tax Cut Act
As a still-young (kinda) person myself, and the mother of a young person who will be starting his college journey next year, I worry a lot about what we are doing—and more importantly, not doing!—to ensure that young people still have a chance at the American Dream.
It's only been five weeks, but the good news on unions just keeps piling up—so much so that we feel we are in for a repeat of the summer of 2023. You may remember that was what organizers called “Hot Labor Summer,” given the historic victories that unions notched for workers across a variety of industries.
Here are a few of the ways that the Working Americans Tax Cut Act, or WATCA for short (S. 4083/HR 7937) provides a boost to hardworking low-income households while avoiding the pitfalls of other proposals.
We saw the interview that you gave last week to Andrew Ross Sorkin on CNBC’s “Squawk Box,” and wanted to respond to some of the things you said that relate to our three-pronged mission to tax the rich, pay the people, and spread the power. There are places we agree, and areas we do not. We hope that you will approach this letter with an open mind, and consider joining us in our work.
A Closer Look: Senate Democrats Must Block Republicans’ Spending Bill
If you’re losing a battle against an enemy but have a sword in your hand, it should go without saying that you should use that sword to defend yourself. But we’re going to say it anyway for the sake of Senate Democrats.
A Closer Look: Abigail Disney speaks at the Vatican
Earlier this month, one of our members, Abigail Disney, spoke at an inaugural event, “Tax Justice and Solidarity: Towards an Inclusive Sustainable Common Home,” hosted by the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences and the Independent Commission for the Reform of International Corporate Taxation in Vatican City.
Please Tell Whitmer and Brinks to Save the Raise in Michigan!
If you are just tuning into the cacophonous hammering of one of the final nails in the Democratic Party’s coffin, don’t worry, you still have time to stop the economic and political fiasco unfolding in Michigan before it’s too late.
Patriotic Millionaire to Governor Whitmer: Don’t Sign Senate Bill 8
I am writing to you to strongly ask you to NOT sign Senate Bill 8. I am a Michigander that lives in Oregon. I pay more in state taxes to Michigan than I do to Oregon, so I feel I have a say about what values the state of Michigan is run on.
Whitmer Makes Her Choice: Presidential Material or Empty (Pink) Suit?
Happy Presidents’ Day. Let’s talk about 2028 presidential hopeful Gov. Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan. To the many top Democrats hoping this pink-suited, plain-spoken Midwesterner can pull a victorious phoenix from the ashes of the Democratic party, a note of caution: “Big Gretch” is three days away from tossing a bucket of ice cold water on your barely smoldering embers.
In their quest to win back the working-class vote, Democrats have recently taken one step forward and two steps back. For this week’s Closer Look, we’d like to tell you about these steps – and what we believe Democrats need to do to get on the right track.
A Closer Look: America’s life raft needs to be union-made
Last week, we told you about Trump’s strategy to “flood the zone” by ushering in an endless parade of policy changes in an effort to totally overwhelm his opponents and hamper their ability to effectively fight back. It’s now week three of Trump’s second term, and unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve probably noticed that his flood zone has become something of a tsunami.
A Closer Look: Democrats need a tax life raft in Trump’s flood zone
President Trump has been in office for nine days, but it feels more like nine years in light of how much his administration has already managed to do and change.
