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Newsom Shields Billionaires: The California Wealth Tax Fight Exposes a Bigger Betrayal

October 17, 2026 By Egberto Willies Leave a Comment

Newsom Shields Billionaires: The California Wealth Tax Fight Exposes a Bigger Betrayal

Newsom backs a measure that could block California’s billionaire tax. Workers deserve healthcare and economic power—not another political shield for the ultrawealthy.

Filed Under: General Tagged With: billionaires, California Proposition 40, California Proposition 42, capitalism, corporate power, democratic accountability, Economic Justice, Gavin Newsom, Healthcare Funding, labor unions, Oligarchy, Philanthropy, Politics Done Right, Progressive Politics, tax the rich, Texas Wealth Tax Ban, Wealth Extraction, wealth inequality, Wealth Tax, workers rights

Whitney Made Dolly Millions—What Dolly Parton Did Next Explains Her Remarkable Legacy

August 26, 2026 By Egberto Willies

Whitney Made Dolly Millions—What Dolly Parton Did Next Explains Her Remarkable Legacy

Whitney Houston turned Dolly Parton’s song into a global phenomenon. What Dolly did with some of those millions helps explain why Black America embraced the country legend.

Filed Under: General Tagged With: Black America, Black Community, Black Culture, Black Lives Matter, Country Music, Cultural Solidarity, Dolly Parton, Dolly Parton Legacy, Economic Justice, House That Whitney Built, I Will Always Love You, Imagination Library, Marlon Weems, Music History, Nashville, Philanthropy, Politics Done Right, Progressive Politics, Racial Justice, Social Responsibility, The Reality Check, wealth inequality, Whitney Houston, Whitney Houston Legacy

My students see giving money away as a good thing but they’re getting leery of billionaire donors

June 9, 2019 By The Conversation

My students see giving money away as a good thing but they’re getting leery of billionaire donors

Billionaire donors tend to favor causes that benefit or at least do not endanger their own bottom lines. Despite Smith’s generosity he’ against necessary tax increases.

Filed Under: Columnists, Evergreen Tagged With: billionaire, billionaires, Philanthropy

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