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Entertainment, Music

Prince’s Estate Given $156.4 Million Valuation

After a long legal battle, the singer’s heirs, estate administrator and the IRS have agreed on a final value.

By

Stephanie Holland

Published

January 18, 2022
Culture, Race Matters

Architect of 'Trickle Down' Economics Says Disenfranchised Minorities 'Aren't Worth $15 an Hour in Most Cases'

Art Laffer wrote the book on ‘supply side’ economics, and now he wants us to believe raising the minimum wage will make ‘minorities’ unemployable.

By

Zack Linly

Published

June 9, 2021
News

Concerns Grow That Monthly Checks for Child Aid Won’t Reach the Poorest Families Who Need It Most

Throughout the pandemic, families in need of food assistance have received monthly payments to help cover the cost of food for children who faced greater food insecurity as a result of remote schooling making it harder to get free school meals. While those payments were extended to at least the end of the year as…

By

Joe Jurado

Published

May 24, 2021
Politics

Democrats Plan to Go After Child Poverty With $3,000 Payment Per Child Under COVID Relief Package

Democrats are using the opportunity presented by President Biden’s economic relief package to propose legislation that could further end the financial struggles experienced by families with children. The Washington Post first reported on the bill, led by Rep. Richard E. Neal (D-Mass.), which is set to be unveiled today. If passed, the measure would expand…

By

Ishena Robinson

Published

February 8, 2021
Politics

Here's How Much Money Trickled Down to Wages From Trump's Ingenious Big Business Tax Cuts

The Trump administration touted its bullshit tax plan as a win for the little guy with the idea being this: by giving big businesses massive tax breaks, they’d have more money, and with more money, they’d do the right thing and take care of their workers. It was all garbage-talk from the beginning, but Trump…

By

Stephen A. Crockett Jr.

Published

April 30, 2019
News

Criming While White: Why Would Trump Change a Tax System That Made Him Rich?

The 2016 election’s first manufactured “October surprise” is a full-length investigative story from the New York Times about Donald Trump’s taxes. More specifically, the fact that after running up almost a billion dollars in losses and debts in 1995, Trump has likely not paid any taxes in almost 20 years. This in and of itself…

By

Jason Johnson

Published

October 4, 2016