by C.J. Polychroniou | Nov 5, 2025 | Inequality, Interview, Taxes, Wealth Tax, Zohran Mamdani
Zohran Mamdani’s historic victory for the working class in the financial capital of the world is a reflection of the growing appeal of bold platforms that attack extreme inequality and oligarchy and move toward a more equitable and just society. Inequality, to be sure, is one of the biggest social problems facing many countries across the globe. The gap between haves and have-nots has grown to…
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by Jake Johnson | Oct 24, 2025 | ballot initiative, Billionaires, California, federal budget cuts, health care, Health Care Workers, Inequality, Medicaid, medicaid cuts, News, Taxes
A coalition of frontline healthcare workers, unions, and economists launched an effort Thursday to build support for a proposed ballot measure in California that would impose a one-time tax on the state’s billionaires to avert a looming crisis spurred by national Republicans‘ unprecedented Medicaid cuts. The proposed ballot initiative, titled “The 2026 Billionaire Tax Act…
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