President Donald Trump marked Social Security’s 90th birthday on Thursday afternoon, celebrating his administration’s commitment to the program even as it remains in dire need of a fix.

In New York City, we can point to the boldface success of Zohran Mamdani as an example. Recently nominated as the Democratic mayoral candidate, his affordability push focuses on creating better ...

A growing number of blue cities and states across the country, from Washington state to Rhode Island, are looking at ways to wring more revenue from their richest taxpayers.

The Trump megabill delivers a trillion-dollar windfall to the richest 1% while stripping billions in federal funding from ...

Progressive organizations note that relatively brief exemption periods, usually limited to a week or even just a weekend, deliver extremely modest relief to consumers, often helping poor households ...

The rich will get richer from President Donald Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill’s tax provisions – but California’s millionaires won’t get as much of a benefit as their counterparts in most other states.

Estate and inheritance taxes are taxes on wealth passed on after someone’s death. They are a common way for states to tax the inheritances of wealthy individuals. These taxes ensure that those very ...

Property taxes on land and buildings are the oldest and still the largest major revenue source for state and local governments. They fund schools, health care, public safety, and other services. They ...

Almost one in five US tax dollars is collected by a local government, and taxes are the primary way local services are financed, although aid from federal and state governments is also a major revenue ...