Americans who have lost the most faith in democracy are the ones who see the connection between taxes and democracy the clearest. Want people to believe in democracy and the power of govt? Tax a billionaire!

Want people to believe in democracy? Tax a billionaire

The affordability crisis has eaten through American optimism and given way to many questions — namely, why should being wealthy entitle you to a different set of rules?

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MORE CORPORATE TAX GIVEAWAYS: Trump’s Big Ugly Bill helped Intuit avoid a bunch of taxes, that much is clear. The company received over $1 billion in tax breaks from a provision that retroactively allowed companies to expense research costs. Read more here: itep.org/intuit-turbo... #TaxJustice

Recent attacks on Black voting rights have strengthened Walden University professor Kisha Walker's resolve to cast a ballot in this year's midterm election — and she's not going alone. Read more here: https://bit.ly/4AfCT9W #ProtectTheVote

Asked who's most corrupt — billionaires, CEOs, lobbyists, political officials — Americans picked Trump and his family (48%). Even Trump’s own voters understand that the self-dealing by the Trumps and Republicans in Congress raises costs and causes problems for us all. See the numbers here:

Americans Are Connecting the Dots on Corruption and Costs, and They're Calling it Out  | Navigator Research

This Navigator Report is part two in our series on how Americans view corruption and the best messages that resonate with audiences.

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“A direct contact is what a student needs. Often if they do not get that direct contact, they get frustrated and they might give up. And we don’t want that." Meet Deb Cannon, an administrative support professional at Rochester Community and Technical College.

Corporate tax payments are down $96 BILLION this year, according to Politico. Why are we subsidizing the data centers we don't want? The answer: Trump's Big Ugly Bill. It's yet another proof point for getting rid of it. Read more here: https://bit.ly/3VtBPzi #TaxJustice

Today marks 50 days until Election Day. As attacks on our fundamental right to vote continue, it’s more urgent than ever that we raise our voices. Check your registration, make your plan, and commit to vote. Democracy is not a spectator sport. Go to Iwillvote.com

I Will Vote

Be a voter. Find everything you need to vote in your state’s next election.

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Today we remember the nearly 3,000 lives lost on 9/11/01, honor the courage of the first responders and send love to the families who carry grief every day. That morning, Americans met the darkest hour by turning toward one another. May we always continue to do so.

We drove thousands of miles this summer to ask one question: Who pays for Trump and the GOP in Congress putting billionaires first? The answer met us at every stop — parents, seniors, veterans, and farmers pay. Their stories deserve to be heard, so we wrote them down. Read more: bit.ly/4dbjmO3

Paxton’s former top law enforcement official endorses Talarico www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Paxton’s former top law enforcement official endorses Talarico

David Maxwell, a former Texas Ranger decorated for his decades of service, reported Paxton to the FBI in 2020.

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Trump's relentless, treasonous efforts to suppress the vote and rig the midterm elections are causing chaos for our active duty soldiers 👇 Read more here: https://bit.ly/3SXKYzf #ProtectTheVote

Congress cut billionaires a check and mailed the states the bill. Check out the OBBBA invoices hitting the states ⬇️ ✅ Pennsylvania: $53B in Medicaid cuts ✅ Illinois: $48B ✅ Arizona: $35B ✅ Michigan: $33B ✅ Maine & New Hampshire: ~$3B each See more numbers in our report here: bit.ly/46cHDj2

We hope you had a great Labor Day! ✊ To our union partners and every worker who keeps this country running: this movement exists to have your back — for a living wage, paid leave, safe workplaces, and a tax code where the corporations you make profitable finally pay their share. #HappyLaborDay

A Labor Day Fact: The federal minimum wage hasn't budged since 2009, while billionaire wealth soared past $9 trillion. Raising it isn't radical. It's overdue respect for the people who do the actual work.

Setting high standards for a federal minimum wage: Raising the wage to two-thirds of the national median wage would lift pay for nearly 40 million workers

Key takeaways: The federal minimum wage is at its lowest real value in 77 years. Frozen at $7.25 since 2009, the federal minimum wage has lost 30% of its purchasing power during this 17-year freeze. S...

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We are proud to fight alongside labor, today and every day. Happy Labor Day to the workers and unions who keep Minnesota running! #HappyLaborDay

1/ "We need more than lip service; we expect action." At our town hall in Duluth this week, we heard from public workers across northern Minnesota about the needs in their communities. Watch the TV coverage here: bit.ly/4gXBbBw

Households in the reddest fifth of the country spend about 30% MORE on gasoline each year than those in the bluest. Translation: Trump's war is taxing his own voters hardest. A government run for billionaires doesn't spare anyone's paycheck.

Gas Prices Are High. Trump’s Supporters Are Feeling The Most Pain.

We crunched the numbers: Pain at the pump is sharper on one side of the political spectrum.

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While Ron DeSantis keeps waging his war on democracy, the Southern Poverty Law Center is once again stepping in to defend Floridians' fundamental right to vote. Read more here: https://bit.ly/4qRlS1w #ProtectTheVote

LISTEN: Kristen Crowell was on Chew's Views to discuss the Families Over Billionaires bus tour, which aimed to assess the devastating impact one year later of the Republican's disastrous One Big Beautiful Bill Act 👇 Listen here: bit.ly/465npYl #TaxJustice

“Fully funding education? It’d be amazing!” Meet Sarah Bosch, a science teacher in Saint Paul Public Schools.

Notebooks, lunch boxes & tissues: up 20%+. Headphones: up 6.6%. Newell Brands alone passed $170 MILLION in tariff costs to shoppers. Teachers are relying on donations to stock classrooms. Trump's tariffs are a back-to-school tax on every family in America.

As Students Head Back to School, Families Face 11% Price Hikes - Groundwork Collaborative

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In Washington, D.C., 63 years after Martin Luther King Jr. stood on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial and delivered his “I Have a Dream” speech, thousands assembled on Friday to warn against the attacks on voting rights. Read more here: https://bit.ly/4603ZnL #ProtectTheVote

Today we released a new report documenting what we heard on our summer bus tour across the country that started in Portland, Maine, and ended in Tucson, Arizona. Read the report's key findings here:

New Report: One Year In, Communities Say the One Big Beautiful Bill Act Pushed Costs onto Hospitals and Families

Families Over Billionaires’ “Who Pays?” report follows testimony from a national bus tour in 18 communities across 13 states

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While parents take on debt for school supplies and seniors stretch their prescriptions, the President is most excited about...his new helipad? Working families need relief. He's giving them vanity projects.

Trump shows off his new helipad, brags about construction projects

For a brief period Wednesday, the president set aside more troubling issues to revel in his role as White House redeveloper.

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The clownishly corrupt high court’s shadow-docket decision isn’t the final word on mail-in ballots, but it reveals the conservative bloc’s comfort with the Trump regime’s voter suppression schemes. Read more here: https://bit.ly/4wXe1kD #ProtectTheVote

Congratulations to AFL-CIO President @lizshuler.bsky.social on being included on @time.com's list of the TIME100 AI of 2026! Labor has been here for every transformation of our economy, and we’ll be here to make sure this economy works for all of us, not just big tech. #TIME100AI http://ti.me/100ai

Gasoline has NEVER been this expensive this late in the year. National average: $4.10. Extra household spending in six months: $56.4 billion — roughly $477 per home. Big Oil's profits last quarter: $90 billion. Trump's war. Your bill. Their windfall.

Americans Have Never Paid This Much for Fuel So Late in The Year

It’s peak driving season in the US, and gasoline and diesel prices have never been this expensive this late in the year.

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Organized labor is celebrating the life and legacy of Dolly Parton, who championed working women and carried a union card for almost 60 years. https://bit.ly/4xiy91p

Dolly Parton Was a Proud Union Sister

Organized labor is celebrating the life and legacy of an artist who championed working women and carried a union card for almost 60 years.

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59% of Americans — including nearly half of Republicans — disapprove of how Trump handles corruption. One voter said it best: "he is now a member of the swamp." People see it. And they know who's paying for it: them.

Trump’s record disapproval, bipartisan bitterness & more | Enten roundup | CNN Politics

CNN chief data analyst Harry Enten runs the numbers of the week, from Trump’s new record low approval rating to democratic socialism’s eruption.

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“I’m very worried about the future of Higher Ed in Minnesota. We have a mission to train our job force for our state, and if we don’t have the funds to teach people where they’re at, then we can’t do that mission.”