Maarat Ayin: Eduardo Saverin�s decision to renounce his U.S. citizenship

by Rabbi Dana Evan Kaplan
Published on May 23, 2012

By now everyone has heard that Eduardo Saverin, one of the co-founders of Facebook, filed legal papers in September 2011 to formally renounce his American citizenship. Brazilian by birth, Saverin became an American citizen in 1998. Born in Sao Paulo, Saverin�s father was, according to press accounts, a wealthy Jewish industrialist with varied interests in clothing, shipping, real estate and commercial exports.

OPINION: Keep down the rates of student loans

by Alan Kalish, JTA
Published on May 4, 2012

Education is the key to success -- a "silver bullet" for changing lives in all segments of society. An affordable, quality college education must be available to all, not just the wealthy.

Following Sherman’s lead, Berman will release his tax return

By Jonah Lowenfeld
Published on April 20, 2012

Palestinians to raise taxes, cut costs to curb deficit

by Ali Sawafta, Reuters
Published on January 9, 2012

The Palestinian Authority will have to raise income tax and cut costs in 2012 to counter lower-than-expected foreign aid donations, Prime Minister Salam Fayyad has said.

Israel releases PA funds

JTA
Published on November 30, 2011

Israel released $100 million in tax funds it had withheld from the Palestinian Authority.

Occupy L.A. raises more questions than it answers

By Jonah Lowenfeld
Published on November 2, 2011

From the very beginning of the Occupy Wall Street movement, people wanted to know why. Why did a group of protesters calling themselves �the 99 percent� take up residence in Zuccotti Park in Lower Manhattan on Sept. 17?

The Demonization of Eric Cantor

By Rabbi Shmuley Boteach
Published on July 19, 2011

Death and Taxes

By Steve Greenberg
Published on April 5, 2011

Editorial Cartoon

Balancing the budget: Making the weak pay

by Ryan E. Smith, Contributing Writer
Published on March 1, 2011

As a loyal Jewish Democrat and longtime advocate of social justice, she never thought she would find herself fighting Jerry Brown, a man she voted for three times for governor. Yet the 94-year-old is suddenly on the wrong side of Brown�s proposed budget cuts that would slash state spending by $12.5 billion, ripping a hole in numerous social service programs and eliminating others entirely.

Netanyahu posts pay slip on Facebook

JTA
Published on January 11, 2011

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu makes about $12,300 a month before taxes, he informed the public on Facebook. Netanyahu posted a copy of his monthly pay slip Monday on the Prime Minister of Israel's page on the social networking site. The prime minister earns a gross salary of about $12,300 a month, but takes home just $4,200 after taxes and other deductions.

The Joys of Car Dealerships!

By Julia Bendis
Published on January 10, 2011

A Democrat�s lament, and a glimmer of hope

By Raphael J. Sonenshein
Published on December 7, 2010

There is a sick feeling of demoralization settling over Democrats, like drizzle on a cloudy day. It�s not because of losses in the midterm elections; it�s the unnerving realization that we are on our own.

I hear you knocking

By Steve Greenberg
Published on October 9, 2008

Preachers to challenge tax laws Sunday

By Brad A. Greenberg
Published on September 26, 2008

Fiscal conservative ISO tax and spend liberal

By Steve Greenberg
Published on September 3, 2008

Accountability

By Amy Klein
Published on April 10, 2008

As usual, it started out with questions.

"Where do you work? What do you do? Have you been on any trips lately?"

I was all for talking about myself, what I do, where I've been, where I'm going. But then it got personal.

Tic-tax-toe

By Mrs. Shoshana F
Published on April 4, 2008

Mayor Stumbles to Left on Immigration

By Jill Stewart
Published on May 4, 2006

Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa's recent handling of protests by pro-illegal immigration crowds showed a man awkwardly straddling opposing sides of a political chasm that divides Angelenos who have all supported him. And his lack of deftness leaves doubt about whether he can bridge this gap as well as whether he can keep some of his most fundamental and important promises.

Charming? Not the Word for Politics

By Leonard Fein
Published on January 23, 2003

Plato described democracy as "a charming form of government." Well, perhaps in ancient Greece there wasn't much else to charm away the days.

It’s the Economy Again, Stupid

By James D. Besser
Published on December 21, 2000

Will the religious right dominate the Washington agenda as a Republican president, backed by a mostly GOP Congress, takes the reins of government?