Michael Mechanic
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Joe Biden’s New Tax Plan Is Ambitious—and Wildly Optimistic
If you think Republicans will go along, I've got an NFT to sell you. → Read More
Billionaire Beware: A 17-Year-Old Is Tracking Your Carbon Emissions
From Jeff Bezos to Mark Zuckerberg, Akash Shendure has an eye on your jets. → Read More
Billionaire Beware: This 17-Year-Old Is Tracking Your Carbon Emissions
From Jeff Bezos to Mark Zuckerberg, Akash Shendure has an eye on your jets. → Read More
IRS Confirmation Hearing Hints at Partisan Battles to Come
Senate Republicans warn commissioner nominee Daniel Werfel he'll be "in the fire." → Read More
The IRS Over-Audits Black People. Why Won’t the GOP Say Anything?
Taxes? Hate ’em! Systemic racism? Um…. → Read More
House May Vote on Abolishing the IRS—and Income Taxes
Five things you should know about the so-called Fair Tax Act. → Read More
A Tax Guru Explains Why Donald Trump May Finally Be in Trouble
The IRS, too, is in danger, says attorney Steven Rosenthal. → Read More
New York Teams Up With the Feds to Sue Subprime Auto King
Credit Acceptance rakes in billions by preying on the working poor, the complaint alleges. → Read More
The IRS Finally Got Some Funding. Now Republicans Want It Back.
Surprise, surprise. → Read More
Monster of 2022: Billionaires
When you have that much, some portion is invariably blood money. → Read More
Twitter Is Imploding, But Elon Musk Is Still the Richest Mofo Alive
Let's break it down over a friendly game of Monopoly. → Read More
Funding Social Security Is a Lot Cheaper Than Coddling Rich Retirees
Our government spends a fortune helping those who need it least. → Read More
The Super-Rich Are Already Plotting Their Escape From Trumpism
Fear of authoritarian rule and political violence has led to a run on dual citizenships. → Read More
Ron DeSantis Says He’ll Double Down on Martha’s Vineyard Stunt
But it's hardly new. Immigrant scapegoating has a long, ugly history. → Read More
The Republicans Are Lying (Quite Pathetically) About Student Debt Forgiveness
A bailout of the elite? They must be thinking of their 2017 tax cuts. → Read More
No, the IRS Is Not Hiring 87,000 New Agents to Go After Ordinary Taxpayers
But wealthy tax cheats may have to watch their backs. → Read More
Excessive Wealth Is a “Disorder” That Some 1 Percenters Want to Cure
Democratic policies—and efforts to rein in excessive wealth—both got hammered. → Read More
Senators Just Did the Rich Another Favor
A retirement bill favoring the wealthy over the poor and middle class moves ahead. → Read More
This Research Explains Why Equality in America Is So Elusive
Conservative or liberal, we cling to our advantages—even when it costs us. → Read More
The Ivy League’s Reckoning With Slavery Is Long Overdue
Harvard comes clean, but it and others still put self-interest over fairness. → Read More