Taxes

A new report highlights the tax benefits of 60 of the largest American corporations.

Warren's plan includes proposals for the elimination of student loan debt for most students, an expansion of grants for low-income students, and free public education.

One study suggests such bans are especially helpful to low-income women.

Three prominent progressives all want to tax the wealthy to reduce income inequality, not just raise revenues. But their plans are different in key ways.

There is a growing movement in the United States to eliminate taxes on menstrual products and provide such products for free in restrooms at schools, prisons, shelters, and public places.

The Lancet Commission proposes a tax on red meat as one method to fight the "syndemic."

This week, protesters calling for President Emmanuel Macron to resign filled the streets from Paris to Bordeaux.

A lawsuit filed last month by four states attacks the legislation as it resulted in much higher federal taxes for many residents of high-tax states.

New research predicts the new tax law will reduce charitable giving by 4 percent.

A little-known tax incentive could provide important investment to areas that haven't yet recovered from the Great Recession, but the incentives don't come without risks.

A familiar image that reminds us of our identity as a citizen can inspire us to pay our taxes.

Regardless of whether states embrace or resist the new tax law, they could lose an opportunity to help thousands of children attend college.

What is intended as a safety net for people struggling financially is often unattainable for those who are the worst off.

In states like North Carolina, splitting up county-wide school systems often results in unequal access to resources separated down racial lines.

The tax reform legislation will simply place more burden on an already overtaxed agency.

Poorly built schools have detrimental effects on the students who attend them, but no easy solution is in sight.

Phase One: Blow up the deficit. Phase Two: Use austerity to justify shredding the safety net.

Republicans (and President Donald Trump) say they want to fix the tax code. But their proposals won't do anything like that. Here are a few ways they can do better.

The vote is a victory for the GOP, but full passage of the legislation is still far from certain.

Secretary of the Treasury Steve Mnuchin has failed to fulfill a promise to release the department's analysis of the Republican tax plan.

The GOP tax plan won't just shift wealth upward—it'll also remove the educational tools that make it possible for people to shift their own class status.

Democrats have attacked the bill as a giveaway to corporations and the wealthiest Americans.

Economist Gary Hufbauer explains what Congress' proposed tax reform legislation would mean for American businesses.

Paying for an education is already a difficult, if not impossible, task for many students. The republican tax bill won't provide any relief.