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MS NOW cites ITEP’s fuel price tracker

October 6, 2026

The Iran War has significantly raised energy prices. The Last Word on MS NOW highlights our interactive fuel price tracker that shows how much Americans have paid as a result.

Video: ITEP’s Miles Trinidad Discusses Downsides of Florida’s Sales Tax Holiday

September 2, 2026

Florida is entering into one of its biggest sales tax holidays for hunting, fishing, and camping, with state officials projecting consumers to save around $40 million this year.

Video: ITEP’s Amy Hanauer Explores Tax Fairness on Story in the Public Square

August 19, 2026

It’s been said that the only things certain in life are death and taxes. But Amy Hanauer of the Institute on Tax Policy and Economic Policy says that for some, taxes might not be on that list anymore—with societal implications for us all. She’s discussing that this week with host Jim Ludes this week on […]

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Video: These airlines avoided almost all federal income taxes in 2025.

• By Marcus Rojas

Your travel costs are going up, but their tax bills are going down.

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Video: The Trump administration wants to restrict tax credits for lawfully present immigrants.

• By Marcus Rojas

The Trump administration is targeting immigrants again.

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Video: Why are states handing out billions in tax breaks to data centers?

• By Marcus Rojas

State lawmakers are rushing to offers billions in subsidies to data centers.

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Video: The 2026 FIFA World Cup will cost cities millions.

• By Marcus Rojas

How much is hosting the World Cup costing your city or state?

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Video: Our tax system helped Elon Musk become a trillionaire.

• By Marcus Rojas

Elon Musk can thank the U.S. government for the enormous tax breaks and subsidies that helped him become the world's first trillionaire.

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Video: Jimmy Kimmel Cites ITEP’s Corporate Tax Avoidance Work

• By ITEP Staff

"And he is so grateful to this country that allowed him to become a trillionaire, Tesla paid almost no federal income tax over the past three years."

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Video: Taxes on second luxury homes makes sense.

• By Marcus Rojas

A tax on luxury second homes raises significantly more money to help communities thrive in the long term.

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Video: Jeff Bezos is wrong about taxes.

• By Marcus Rojas

The majority of Americans support taxing the rich, and it's no surprise that some of the ultra-wealthy are trying to misinform that conversation. 

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Video: ITEP’s Amy Hanauer Discusses Inequality in the Tax Code with the Center for Economic and Policy Research

• By Amy Hanauer

Dean Baker sits down with Amy Hanauer, Executive Director of the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, to expose how loopholes like carried interest were deliberately built to protect fortunes and make working people foot the bill. The result is a rigged system that keeps rewarding wealth and punishing work.

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Video: The growing cost of higher gas prices.

• By Marcus Rojas

The Iran War has significantly raised energy prices. See our tracker here.

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Video: Any plans to tax the ultra-rich should include this.

• By Marcus Rojas

If we want to get serious about taxing the ultra-rich, focus on corporate tax reforms that are hard to undermine.

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Video: Building a Resilient and Progressive Corporate Tax

• By ITEP Staff

The Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP) hosted a press briefing to discuss how federal lawmakers can build a resilient and progressive corporate income tax system. The briefing is tied to the release of ITEP’s new report, A Resilient Framework for Corporate Tax Reform.

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Video: The cost of Missouri’s tax plan.

• By ITEP Staff

Missouri voters will get to decide whether to raise sales taxes to eliminate the state's income tax.

Video: ITEP’s Amy Hanauer Discusses How to Make the Federal Tax Code Fairer on WHYY

March 30, 2026

You can also see the segment here

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Testimony: ITEP’s Miles Trinidad on the Need for Vermont to Adopt a Wealth Proceeds Tax

• By Miles Trinidad

ITEP Policy Analyst Miles Trinidad testified on the need for a Wealth Proceeds Tax in Vermont on February 27, 2026 at the Vermont Senate Committee on Finance.  See the slide deck here

Video: You Are Paying More in Taxes Than Palantir

February 19, 2026

Palantir paid $0 federal income tax on  $1.5 billion of U.S. income.

Video: Four Big Tech Companies Avoided $51 Billion in Taxes.

February 12, 2026

Amazon, Alphabet, Meta, and Tesla collectively made $315 billion in U.S. profits for 2025 and paid just 4.9% in federal income taxes, avoiding $51 billion in taxes.

Video: You Are Paying More in Taxes than Tesla

February 2, 2026

Tesla paid $0 federal income tax on $5.7 billion of U.S income in 2025.