Tax Policy & Reform

Global tax reforms resisted by richer nations could reduce reliance on tax havens and bring much-needed revenue to African governments.

It’s progressive on paper, but in reality it’s unfair and inefficient.

Enriching middle-class Americans at the expense of their counterparts in the developing world will come back to haunt the United States.

Latin American leaders—and pop stars—are ensnared in the Pandora Papers leak.

Progressives are upset with Biden’s modest proposal, but if implemented it would be a big step in global tax reform.

Biden and the Europeans are close to agreement on a virtual revolution in international corporate tax policies.

The Biden administration can stop multinational companies, criminals, and kleptocrats from siphoning off Africa’s wealth.

Forget the naysayers. The global fight against corporate tax dodgers finally looks winnable.

Janet Yellen’s proposal has all but zero chance of success.

A public jobs guarantee is the only way to provide economic recovery without endangering the climate.

While Congress and the White House remain far apart on COVID-19 stimulus talks, some Democrats hope to restore lost U.S. prestige by adding foreign aid to the bill.

Lessons from ancient Greece and Islamic finance for creating a tax that will benefit the poor—and the wealthy, too.

The United States suffers record unemployment while Europe fares better in battling the coronavirus shutdown.

The United States cannot get grand strategy right if it gets economic policy wrong.

As our federal debt spirals up and up, military readiness will inevitably suffer.

Yes, the markets are looking good (for now). But subsidized deal-making and tax cuts for the rich are the surest sign of a bubble.