Inside the I.R.S. files of the ultra-wealthy Amanpour & Co June 14, 2021 (Interview audio or transcript)
The journalist Jesse Eisinger breaks down the ProPublica investigation into how little the uber-rich pay in taxes, and what that means for the rest of us.
Wealthiest executives paid little to nothing in federal income taxes, report says Alan Rappeport New York Times June 8, 2021
An analysis by ProPublica based on I.R.S. documents showed billionaires like Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk benefited from tax code loopholes and a focus on taxing income over wealth.
She exposed the truth about ‘dirty money’: It’s everywhere Mark Schoofs New York Times June 10, 2021 (Opinion)
On the same day that President Biden vowed to make global financial systems more transparent so that individuals and organizations engaged in corruption would find it harder to “shield their activities.” a federal judge imposed prison time on Natalie Mayflower Sours Edwards, a former Treasury Department official who, by providing secret government documents to an investigative reporter, did more to bring transparency to the global financial system than almost anyone else in recent memory.
Biden ramps up fight against corruption Dylan Tokar Wall Street Journal June 4, 2021
Anticorruption push could lead to broader focus among federal prosecutors on corruption and bribery.
