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Bryce Covert

Bryce Covert, an independent journalist specializing in economics and the economy, is a contributing opinion writer for The New York Times and a contributing writer at The Nation. Previously, she was the Economic Editor at ThinkProgress, an editor of the Roosevelt Institute’s Next New Deal blog, and a contributor at Forbes magazine. (April 2019)

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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Democrat of New York, addressing the third annual Women’s March, New York City, January 19, 2019

Why Democrats Like Taxes Again

The new conversation about changing the tax code focuses instead on the way taxes can shape the bedrock of who has influence in our economy and society and how it is wielded. Because taxes are not just about raising revenue. Taxes are about power.

April 15, 2019

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