The Silicon Valley Bank Bailout: What You Need to Know

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March 16, 2023 — "The Silicon Valley Bank Bailout: What You Need to Know" lays out the latest breaking news in banking, explains why taxpayer money was used to shore up the creditors to these banks, and offers some suggested solutions to restructure our banking system.

The Guardian: US billionaires don’t pay tax, and our politicians don’t seem bothered

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June 24, 2021 — In a piece for The Guardian, Senior Fellow Moe Tkacik digs into ProPublica’s bombshell reporting on how American billionaires avoid paying taxes and the ways policymakers are responding.

Mic: How tax prep companies conspired to make filing your taxes so damn hard

Finance

May 4, 2021 — In a tax-day essay for Mic, Economic Liberties’ State and Local Policy Director Pat Garofalo explained how Intuit and HR&Block took over the online tax filing market, and stymied efforts to build a free filing system for most Americans.

The American Prospect: The China Hack and How to Reverse It

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December 9, 2020 — The American Prospect featured an op-ed by Economic Liberties’ National Security Advisor Lucas Kunce that explains how and why policymakers must act to address China’s increasing stranglehold on the American economy.

Forge Organizing: Organizing Strategies to Fight Corporate Power

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December 8, 2020 — In Forge Organizing, Economic Liberties’ Senior Advisor Morgan Harper outlined the tools for reigning in concentrated corporate power and explained why they are essential to establishing economic opportunity.