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Travel Icon Rick Steves Cheers a 'Millionaire Tax.' Here's What Other Wealthy Americans Have Said in Support of Higher Taxes

"A new tax on fat paychecks like mine was just signed into law in my home state — and I like it," Steves said.

Kiplinger

Q&A: Activists, 'sister-friends' Gloria Steinem and Leymah Gbowee channel their bond into a new book

They call themselves “sister-friends.”

The Independent UK

First Thing: Almost 400 millionaires and billionaires call for higher taxes on super-rich

Mark Ruffalo, Brian Eno and Abigail Disney sign letter timed to coincide with World Economic Forum in Davos. Plus, what if this was the year we finally learned to rest?

The Guardian - UK

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Nearly 400 millionaires and billionaires call for higher taxes on super-rich

Mark Ruffalo, Brian Eno and Abigail Disney sign letter timed for WEF in Davos saying wealthy are buying political influence

The Guardian - UK

Disney heiress says any billionaire who can’t manage to share their wealth is 'kind of a sociopath'

Abigail Disney previously said the need to tax rich people like her “has never been so dire.”

Fortune

“Have You Considered Dying?”: 69 Bold Posts And Memes That Give Capitalism A Run For Its Money

Living life shouldn't come with pay walls.

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Abigail Disney urges donors to be braver about their giving and shouldering more risk

Activist and philanthropist Abigail Disney urged donors and the leaders of major foundations and nonprofits to be braver with their giving, especially at a time when more are fearful about speaking their minds

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Five Great Reads: housemate horrors, TikTok chocolate and a Disney heir talks Trump

Guardian Australia’s weekend wrap of essential reads from the past seven days, selected by Claire Keenan

The Guardian - AU

Disney heiress says any billionaire who can’t manage to share their wealth is 'kind of a sociopath'

Abigail Disney previously said the need to tax rich people like her “has never been so dire.”

Fortune

Abigail Disney: ‘Every billionaire who can’t live on $999m is kind of a sociopath’

She is one of the heirs to the Walt Disney fortune – and has long argued for rich people like her to pay more tax. Now she is working out how best to meet the challenge of Trump, Musk and the politics of chaos

The Guardian - UK

300 of America’s wealthiest citizens ask Congress not to carry out tax breaks for them. Here’s why

Group of wealthy Americans includes member of the Disney family, founder of Seventh Generation, heir to the Rockefeller family and more

The Independent UK

Oh, boy! Disney's Bob Iger got a 30% pay raise last year

It’s still significantly less than Iger’s compensation in 2018, when he took home $65.6 million.

Fortune

Meet the ‘nope baby’: the nepo baby who bites back, with teeth

From Prince Harry and Vivian Jenna Wilson to Claudia Conway and Elle King, nepo babies are going rogue

The Guardian - US

Snow White and Luke Skywalker Ride the Union Wave at Disneyland

Character actors, the face of the resort, unionize to address safety concerns and to push for better pay.

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The Independent UK

Top Democrat donor Reid Hoffman backs Harris after election shakeup

Hoffman, who co-founded LinkedIn said the decision by Joe Biden to end his reelection bid was ‘one of the most selfless acts we’ve seen from a politician in modern American history’

Al Jazeera

Which Biden allies have called on him to quit the US election race?

Those calling on Biden to step aside include 19 elected Democrats and actor George Clooney.

Fortune

Billionaire investor Ray Dalio refuses to endorse Biden or Trump

The Bridgewater founder despairs over America's choice between an "unethical, almost fascist Republican Party" and a "frail, untruthful" Democratic Party.

The Independent UK

All the celebrities who have called for Joe Biden to step down, from George Clooney to Susan Sarandon

President Biden has insisted he’s staying in the race despite losing crucial support from some major figures

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Broadcasting & Cable

Why That Peacock-Paramount Plus Rollup Seems Inevitable

Also in this week's 'Next Text,' we poke 'The Bear' to see if it's been vastly overrated, we ponder YouTube's lofty valuation ... and we review a shifty review from a certain Hollywood trade

The Guardian - US

Biden defends his campaign as swing-state Democrat calls for him to exit race – as it happened

Angie Craig of Minnesota asks Biden to ‘step aside’, as California governor stumps for president in Pennsylvania. This blog is now closed

The Independent UK

‘I’m staying in the race’: Biden defiant on key campaign day as pressure to withdraw keeps building

Biden says he still thinks he can beat Donald Trump in November

The Guardian - US

From a calamitous debate to calls to drop out: the week that left Biden’s re-election bid hanging by a thread

The president left viewers and supporters startled by his debate performance – and in the days since, he has tried to calm worried donors and lawmakers

The Independent UK

Democratic donors push to raise $100million to back new candidate as calls for Biden to step aside mount

Wealthy Democrats attempt to use their money to push Joe Biden out of race: ‘I’ve been asleep at the wheel and it’s time to wake the f*** up’

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Disney Heiress To Halt Donations Until Biden Drops Out

Abigail Disney plans to withhold Democratic donations until Biden withdraws from race, citing election concerns.

The Conversation

Will Joe Biden step down? An expert Q&A

Joe Biden’s extremely weak performance at the CNN TV debate last week, has prompted senior figures in the Democrat party to question whether he is fit enough to stand for the upcoming presidential election. Former speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi said it was reasonable to ask: “Is this an…

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