Bezos: “We have way too much corporate welfare, way too much corporate subsidies…way too much influence in politics from business.” Funny take for head of Amazon which took home ~10% of federal corporate income tax subsidies in 2025.

Trump's war is raising your prices to get away this Memorial Day weekend. Americans have already spent over $39.6 billion more than they would have without the war and that will surge this summer if trends continue. Find out how much ⬇️

Minnesota becomes first state to ban prediction markets www.npr.org/2026/05/19/n...

There is a new Democratic Socialist in Congress. DSA congratulates our member Chris Rabb on his election for Pennsylvania’s 3rd Congressional District. This victory would not have been possible without the work of thousands of working class people across Philadelphia organizing for a better world.

Making America unhealthy again www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

“.. We spotted nine Polymarket accounts .. who made collectively $2.4 million betting almost exclusively on U.S. Military operations. .. “.. Now, here is the crazy part. 98% win rates.” @mediaite.com www.mediaite.com/media/news/6...

Republicans in Congress voted to cut our healthcare just to give tax breaks to their billionaire buddies who don’t need them. Our economy is rigged so working people hurt while the ultra-wealthy profit.

Please send to everyone you know in philanthropy

Wondering why state laws so often seem to favor corporations over people? Here’s one reason.

Conservatives experienced worsening health & higher mortality than liberals in the 2010s Why? "Declining trust in [doctors] among right-leaning individuals, including lower willingness to seek care, follow clinical advice or believe in medication effectiveness, even for issues unrelated to COVID"

“The new vaping guidance highlights Mr. Trump’s willingness to use his executive authority to prioritize the causes of major corporate donors over public health concerns, taxpayer interests and the judgment of experts…” Doesn’t care about Americans’ health, either. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/13/u...

Want to tax the rich in a way that will survive the Supreme Court? Reforming corporate taxes HAS to be part of the equation. itep.org/progressives...

Every month, thousands of working class New Yorkers use Western Union to send money to loved ones. Now Western Union wants to buy its top competitor, Intermex, so it can jack up remittance fees and squeeze families even more. Families shouldn’t pay the price for corporate monopolies.

Suspending the gas tax will not meaningfully help with soaring prices. This move is mostly for show, and it would lead to major revenue loss that would need to be offset elsewhere in the budget. fortune.com/2026/05/11/h...

If America is serious about taxing the rich, Congress needs to focus on policies that can’t be undermined. Here’s how lawmakers can create a more progressive tax system resilient to legal challenges and executive branch interference. itep.org/resilient-co...

Coming to Baltimore to screen Death & Taxes Tue May 12th 7PM and conversation with Prof @ruthbraunstein.bsky.social author of My Tax Dollars-The Morality of Taxpaying in America and @amyhanauer.bsky.social ED of @itep.org . Who knew talking taxes and democracy could be so much fun! #taxes

Most ads now are online, funding the social media that creates mental health crises, kills local journalism & spurs countless other woes. We should tax advertising to tackle the problems social media creates. Your state could likely raise hundreds of millions - this paper tells you how much.

How to get the FBI Director into the office:

We’re making them pay.

Unearthed reports reveal that RFK Jr. fired every full-time CDC cruise ship sanitation inspector ahead of the Hantavirus cruise ship outbreak. www.cbsnews.com/news/cdc-cru...

The NY Post manages to publish a long story on the city’s remarkable drop in crime —burglaries down 21.5% this year, auto theft down 20.2%, retail theft down 17.7% — without ever mentioning the word “Mamdani”. (Or for that matter, “Adams.”) nypost.com/2026/05/04/u...

Atlantic reporter Sarah Fitzgerald is under investigation for leaking classified information regarding the whereabouts of Kash Patel's secret stash of Woodford Reserve.

Exclusive: FBI Director Kash Patel has distributed “Ka$h”-branded bottles of bourbon to bureau staff and civilians, multiple people in Patel’s orbit tell Sarah Fitzpatrick. theatln.tc/n62c70PM

Earlier today, it was revealed that DOJ was investigating this reporter for her previous unflattering expose on Patel’s drinking. This is the best possible response: another expose of his embarrassing behavior. Kick his ass, Sarah.

"This one small action won't fix everything so there's no point in the one small action" is just nihilism disguised as savviness. Why even bother commenting on anything if you don't think small actions can ever be effective?

Amazing graphic of US drought crisis, reaching beyond “extreme” into “exceptional.” New levels of extreme weather from fossil fuel pollution.

thousands of colleges and universities in the US and not one of them have asked us for a commencement speech. we give you one anyway.

I recommend this excellent @bloombergtax.com podcast for anyone who wants to get up to speed on where things stand on corporate tax transparency: news.bloombergtax.com/daily-tax-re...

A new Pew Research Center poll: 10% of Americans think it’s acceptable to name government buildings after Trump while he’s still president

Trump's war with Iran is as unpopular among Americans as the Iraq War during the year of peak violence in 2006 and the Vietnam War in the early 70s, according to a WaPo-ABC poll. 
61% say using military force was a mistake. Fewer than 2 in 10 believe U.S. actions have been successful.

Do you know a DC-based Operations Manager who would like to put their skills toward taxing the rich alongside our smart, congenial team? Send ‘em our way, we’re hiring!

Supreme Court Overturns ‘Right v. Wrong’ https://theonion.com/supreme-court-overturns-right-v-wrong-1819573211/

Guess how many big, profitable US corporations legally paid no income tax last year? Answer in first comment.

Taxes are good.

This stupid policy raised everyone’s prices. And now big businesses will get money from the government, consumers won’t, inequality will get worse and the cost of Trump policies will rise even further.

For too long, bureaucracy kept 7 child care centers across our city empty — spaces that should have been alive with laughter instead collected dust. We've run through that red tape. This fall, all 7 will open their doors, bringing an additional 240 free 3-K seats & real relief to working families.

"conservatives are like sharks, and if they don’t keep finding new taxes to promise voters to cut, they die” lol @whitneycwimbish.bsky.social

Everyone should celebrate the averted NYC doorman strike by tipping the doorman (and handymen and supers) extra and by reading this excellent book www.chrispavone.com/the-doorman/

Pete Hegseth Nailed It. No Really. talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/pete-...

All right, this piece has triggered me so I have to yell a bit (though this is bluesky, so I realize I'm just preaching at the choir):

NC extreme tax cuts are so extreme it’s making the tax cut lobby nervous (they know the bad consequences will hurt their anti-tax agenda when the suffering becomes apparent).

Maine rocks. WaPo, not so much.

“What we’re seeing is corporate tax avoidance on steroids,” said Matt Gardner @itep.org. “It’s no secret that large, profitable American corporations have avoided paying full freight for decades, but that trend has been turbocharged by the Trump administration’s 2017 and 2025 corporate tax cuts.”

Did you get a tax refund this year? Maybe throw some of it to @itep.org. I know tax policy isn't the sexiest topic, but if nerdy progressives don't fund people doing this work, who will? @amyhanauer.bsky.social and her team are fighting for fairer federal, state & local taxes & deserve our support.

NEW: At least 88 corporations paid $0 in federal income tax in 2025. That's despite collectively earning more than $105 billion in U.S. income. The list includes Tesla, Palantir, Live Nation Entertainment, Coinbase, United Airlines, Walt Disney, and more. itep.org/88-profitabl...

To the doomers who keep saying Trump will rig the 2026 and 2028 elections: Do not concede in advance

While annual inflation is usually a good measure, it fails to accurately reflect sudden changes, such as the price surge caused by Trump's war in Iran, since the previous 11 months of data serve to mask the sudden spike. So, here is a graph of month-on-month inflation for the past three years.

I know things feel helpless in the United States. But they are not. Orbán was in power for sixteen consecutive years. He was the spoke at the center of the global far-right. He built the network, wrote the playbook, modeled competitive authoritarianism. His long reign seemed a sure thing.