Happy Juneteenth! Today marks the fourth year that the United States has celebrated Juneteenth as an official federal holiday, which commemorates the final enforcement of the Emancipation Proclamation on June 19, 1865 in Galveston, Texas at the end of the Civil War.
Historically, unions have always played an essential role in stabilizing economies and ensuring that businesses properly share the fruits that their workers’ labor produces. But, over the last four months, it’s become clear that unions are also integral to stabilizing democracies and spreading political power among the masses too.
We talk all the time about how President Trump bends over backwards to help boost the bottom lines of his billionaire friends. It’s about time that we discussed how Trump is moving mountains to benefit one billionaire in particular, and his favorite billionaire at that: himself.
Don’t fall for the idea that the rich pay their fair share
When you’re in a war and expecting your enemy to attack, sometimes you have to launch a preemptive strike. That’s exactly what we’re going to do with conservatives’ ideas on tax fairness now that we’re fully engaged in the 2025 tax war.