What the Epstein files tell us about extreme wealth
Most of the reporting around the Epstein files has centered on the salacious and horrific allegations against members of Epstein’s elite inner circle contained in the troves of documents. Yet, there has been little public discussion about what the files reveal about how our “Second Gilded Age,” with its unprecedented concentration of wealth, not only shields perpetrators from accountability but makes their crimes possible in the first place.
A CLOSER LOOK: A lot to gain by raising taxes on the rich
For this week’s Closer Look, we’ll dive deeper into what The Washington Post Editorial Board got wrong about taxing the rich and income tax rates. Besides the fact they are blatantly shilling for their billionaire-owner Jeff Bezos, we think the Editorial Board is off-base on multiple fronts on their arguments.
Here’s the skinny on the California wealth tax ballot measure
In late October, news broke that organizers in California had filed a measure, the “2026 Billionaire Tax Act,” to appear on the November 2026 ballot that would impose a one-time 5% tax on the state’s billionaires. Since then, there has been a relentless onslaught of panicked headlines that the proposal will lead the Golden State’s 200 or so billionaires to flee en masse.
Time to win back our democracies before it’s too late
If there is one thing we want the world leaders at Davos this week to know, it’s this: it’s time to win back our democracies and shared futures by taxing the super rich before it’s too late.
