Given the many loopholes and opportunities for tax arbitrage in today's global economy, much closer international cooperation will be needed to ensure that multinational corporations and the world's wealthiest people pay their fair share. Negotiations for this purpose are now underway, but developed countries must get on board.
offers a blueprint for ongoing negotiations toward a new convention to tax multinationals and the wealthy.
Former US President Donald Trump's claim of absolute immunity from prosecution for "official acts" while he was in the White House is breathtaking in scope, as it could include ordering assassinations and coups. While the Supreme Court may not uphold Trump's expansive claim, its ruling will almost certainly give Trump what he wants.
thinks the majority's support for broad immunity for former presidents rests on a dangerous premise.