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The Great Tax Flight Myth: How Billionaires Use Empty Threats to Avoid Paying Their Fair Share

Research shows millionaires have extremely low migration rates and rarely move for tax reasons, with only about 15% of those who do move ending up with lower tax bills. This evidence fundamentally dismantles the fear-mongering rhetoric about tax flight and reveals how wealthy elites weaponize empty threats to avoid contributing their fair share to the communities that enabled their success.

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The Dismissal of Georgia's Election Interference Case: A Dangerous Precedent for American Democracy

A Fulton County judge has dismissed the case against Donald Trump and his alleged co-conspirators accused of attempting to overturn Georgia's 2020 election results, marking the end of the last criminal case Trump faced related to that election. This dismissal represents a devastating blow to the principle that no one is above the law and undermines faith in our judicial system's ability to hold powerful figures accountable for actions that threaten democracy itself.

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The Unconscionable Termination of Haitian TPS: A Betrayal of American Values and Human Dignity

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced the termination of temporary protected status for approximately 330,000 Haitian nationals, making them subject to deportation by February. This cruel decision ignores the worsening gang violence and humanitarian crisis in Haiti, betraying our nation's foundational values of compassion and refuge for those fleeing danger.