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Michael Mechanic

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First, a $1.8 Billion Slush Fund. Now Trump Aims to Weasel Out of IRS Audits “Forever”

A new addendum to the so-called settlement agreement between Trump and Trump—that is, the Department of Justice and Donald Trump’s personal...

19.05.2026 10

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Michael Mechanic

Suing His Own IRS? Creating a $1.8 Billion Slush Fund? What the Hell Is Trump Trying to Pull?

Sen. Ron Wyden, longtime Oregon Democrat and ranking member of the Senate Finance Commitee, has never been a fan of President Donald Trump. But I’ve...

16.05.2026 10

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Michael Mechanic

Trump Threatens to Send ICE to Airports to Ease TSA Security Delays

The DHS shutdown battle heated up on Saturday as President Donald Trump threatened to send “brilliant and patriotic” Immigration and Customs...

21.03.2026 9

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Michael Mechanic

Hero of 2025: Civil Servants

The staff of Mother Jones is, once again, rounding up the heroes and monsters of the past year. This is a non-exhaustive and totally subjective...

30.12.2025 10

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Michael Mechanic

Sorry Geese: If You Don’t Pay Your Taxes, Uncle Sam Might Have You Plucked

If you’ve been thinking about tax resistance lately, you’re not alone. On progressive social channels, I’ve seen increasing calls for a federal...

31.10.2025 10

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Michael Mechanic

It Sure Looks Like Trump Is About to Weaponize the IRS

In an exclusive story on Wednesday, the Wall Street Journal reported on the Trump administration’s plans to weaponize the IRS, much as he has...

17.10.2025 10

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Michael Mechanic

New York Sues Anti-Immigration Charity for Multimillion-Dollar Misuse of Funds

Peter Brimelow, founder of the vehemently anti-immigration website VDARE.com, is being persecuted. That’s what he’s been telling followers,...

03.09.2025 10

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Michael Mechanic

We used to stash gold in Fort Knox. What if we did the same with carbon?

This story was originally published by Mother Jones and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. The US government is a big-time...

24.08.2025 10

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Michael Mechanic

An Economy Based on Carbon Waste? Don’t Laugh. It Might Just Save Us.

The US government is a big-time hoarder. At last count, in three locations—Denver, Fort Knox, and West Point—it had socked away 248,046,115.696...

19.08.2025 10

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Michael Mechanic

How a Rich Dad’s Obsession With the Estate Tax Nearly Tore His Family Apart

Amid the rancor and rhetoric of the fight over the “big, beautiful bill,” we heard many a story about Americans likely to suffer as a result of...

25.07.2025 10

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Michael Mechanic

The Big Bad Republican Bill Wasn’t Regressive Enough for the Anti-Tax Crusaders

It is apparently not enough for America’s anti-tax crusaders that Congress just passed one of the most expensive and regressive tax bills in our...

11.07.2025 10

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Michael Mechanic

Ordinary Republicans Hate Trump’s “Big, Beautiful Bill” Once They Know What It Does

When ordinary Republicans are informed how President Donald Trump’s flagship “One Big Beautiful Bill” that their leaders are currently debating...

27.06.2025 20

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Michael Mechanic

Trump Is Eager to Defund Harvard, Yet Publicly Subsidized Hate Groups Get a Pass

One particularly surreal aspect of Donald Trump threatening the tax-exempt status of Harvard, one of the nation’s oldest and foremost educational...

07.05.2025 10

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Michael Mechanic

A Former IRS Chief on Trump’s Attempts to Gut—and Weaponize—His Agency

The Internal Revenue Service, as the New York Times reported this week, is mulling Donald Trump’s request to revoke the tax-exempt status of Harvard...

18.04.2025 20

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Michael Mechanic

Why Elite Colleges Aren’t Pushing Back on Trump, and Why Silence Is Dangerous

America is witnessing an unprecedented series of attacks on higher education that commenced well before Donald Trump was re-elected, amid the...

09.04.2025 10

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Michael Mechanic

Donald Trump Does Not Have a “Mandate” for Any of This

In the 1932 presidential election, Franklin Delano Roosevelt wiped the floor with his Republican rival, Herbert Hoover. He won the Electoral College...

05.03.2025 10

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Michael Mechanic