Kath is mad at Zoh’s tax math. Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s “tax the rich” refrain is getting on Gov. Kathy Hochul’s nerves — with sources saying she views his warnings that the city faces a $12 billion ...

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani said the Big Apple's wealthiest residents must pay more in taxes to help close a looming budget deficit that tops $12 billion. Mamdani, a Democrat, downplayed fears ...

Newsom budget avoids big cuts but accepts federal-driven safety-net losses. Advocates call for taxing wealthy to backfill H.R.1 cuts and preserve Medi-Cal. LAO and critics warn deficits begin in ...

If you’re obsessively refreshing gold charts, cryptocurrency candles, or silver wicks, Robert Kiyosaki wants you to relax. In an X post on Jan. 22, the "Rich Dad Poor Dad" author made it clear: he ...

Gov. Kathy Hochul (D-NY) is unveiling her $260 billion state budget on Tuesday, an ambitious proposal that includes a tax on nicotine products such as Zyn but skips an income tax hike. The budget ...

Finally, the United States will follow through on its NATO commitments. That’d be the cheeky interpretation of President Donald Trump’s announcement, via Truth Social, that he wants the U.S. defense ...

Mickey Rourke is reportedly living “paycheck-to-paycheck” as he faces eviction from his Los Angeles home. “Mickey has lived the life of a rock star with plenty of drug and alcohol abuse over the years ...

This documentary could be better, but it offers a helpful lesson for film fans new to the movies of that decade. By Alissa Wilkinson When you purchase a ticket for an independently reviewed film ...

The late release date of Morgan Neville’s Netflix documentary “Breakdown: 1975” struck me as odd. The 50th anniversary of that year will end in 2 weeks. This feature purports to be an essay on 1975 ...

GENEVA, Dec 2 (Reuters) - Artificial Intelligence could widen gaps between developed and developing countries, a U.N. report said on Tuesday, calling for policy measures to limit the impact. The ...

This article appears in the December 2025 issue of The American Prospect magazine. Subscribe here. We are living in a new Gilded Age. The first, from roughly 1870 to 1890, was marked by dramatic ...