Category Archives: Taxes

Grim Prospects for New York City as Few Office Workers Return Post Lockdown; How Hard Will Other US Cities Be Hit?

An update on getting back to normal (not) in New York City.

How America’s Covid-19 Rescues Look Set to Increase Inequality

Why the Covid-19 bailouts are coming at a high social cost.

Revealed: Nearly 400,000 British Companies Evade Anti-Money Laundering Checks

David Cameron promised to stop scammers and kleptocrats hiding behind British shell companies. But almost one in ten UK firms still do not declare ‘persons of significant control’

Big Oil Taking $1.9 Billion in CARES Act Tax Breaks Aimed at Helping Small Businesses in ‘Stealth Bailout’: Report

$1.9 billion in CARES Act tax breaks intended to allow small businesses to keep people employed are instead being funnelled to fossil fuel executives.

Tax Justice and Modern Monetary Theory – A Guide

Does Modern Monetary Theory take tax justice for granted?

The Coming Fiscal Crisis Of State And Local Governments

State and local governments will soon be in a world of hurt.

Taxcast: Financial Secrecy Index: Who Are the World’s Worst Offenders?

Taxcast – the Tax Justice Network’s monthly podcast: 30 minutes of unmissable corruption, scandal and analysis you won’t hear anywhere else.

Another Great Depression or Tax Justice and Transparency? The Tax Justice Network January 2020 Podcast

TaxCast ranges well beyond tax today, with topics including IMF warnings, the Brexit rogue UK vision, and looting in Angola.

Trump, Granting Lobbyist Demands, Quietly Handed Billions More in Tax Breaks to Huge Corporations: Report

Team Trump keeps soldiering along with its pro-corporate agenda.

Can The EV Revolution Survive Without Tax Credits?

Automakers are petitioning for an extension of EV tax credits. How critical is that to sales growth?

Why the UK Needs a Financial Transaction Tax

Claims that a financial transaction tax would be difficult to implement and raise little revenue are fake news.

Carbon Taxes and Carbon Pricing Are Not Solutions to the Climate Crisis

A short-form debunking of a popular but unsound idea for addressing carbon emissions.

‘Another Gift’ to Big Business as Trump Treasury Moves to Eliminate Rules Against Corporate Tax Avoidance

Another day, another Trump gift to the wealthy, this one in the form of a corporate tax break.

Researchers Detail How Slashing Pentagon Budget Could Pay for Medicare for All While Creating Progressive Foreign Policy Americans Want

Even if you beleve that taxes fund federal spending, a new study shows it is not necessary to raise taxes to pay for Medicare for All.