The American Dream and Other Fairy Tales

In #AmericanDreamDoc, @AbigailDisney grapples with America's profound inequality crisis, exploring systemic injustices through her family's story. The movie Disney does not want you to see. 🍿🎬 In theaters + on demand now! AmericanDreamDoc.com

Our member @abigaildisney has a message for leaders at @wef in Davos: Extreme wealth threatens global stability and our shared future. That’s why Abby and nearly 400 millionaires from around the world signed our open letter calling on leaders to tax the super rich.

Ahead of the G20 summit in South Africa this weekend, our very own @abigaildisney penned an op-ed for @TIME making the case for why G20 leaders need to tax ultra-wealthy people like her to create more equal nations and a healthier planet. Check it out: time.com/7335231/g20-st…

.@abigaildisney: G20 leaders need to start taxing wealthy people like me time.com/7335231/g20-st…

Private planes make up nearly 12% of all flights. And yet even with major air traffic control safety concerns, the DOT is planning to exclude them from its plan to order 10% cut in flights. People who can afford to charter flights will be fine. Everyone else is screwed.

A six-year legal battle between @Disney and its workers ends with a massive payout. A California judge's approval of a $233 million settlement marks the final, official repudiation of Disney’s tactics in skirting a 2018 wage law known as #MeasureL. capitalandmain.com/when-workers-u…

✊✊✊ Read the latest from @capitalandmain about the campaign that won 50,000 Disneyland employees payouts for years of underpayment while working at the park! capitalandmain.com/when-workers-u…

"Death & Taxes" takes a highly personal approach to addressing inequality in America—the relationship between a father and a son. Don't miss this powerful new film opening this weekend in NYC and next week in LA! Learn more at deathandtaxesfilm.com.

Abigail Disney has been one of the world's leading advocates for a #wealthtax for years. Her argument is simple: The system is rigged for the rich. A tax on extreme wealth is the only fair way to fix it. It's not a radical idea. It's a just one. #TaxTheRich

Our July issue it out! The last six months have delivered a series of blows to nonprofits and foundations — steep federal funding cuts, attacks on DEI efforts, threats to organizations’ tax-exempt status, and more. We profile 10 leaders who have stepped up to protect the social sector. The issue also features stories on: 💡 Giving USA's good news about fundraising in 2024. What it means — and doesn't mean — for 2025 💡 Local democracy efforts winning more dollars from philanthropy 💡 AI as a tool to help nonprofits save time and money 💡 How to engage conservatives in your mission 💡 And much more. Explore the full issue at: phlnthrp.com/46wMixt Not a subscriber yet? Sign up today! 👉 phlnthrp.com/40DAhT2

NEW: CEO pay has grown from 42x the average worker’s pay in 1980 to an outrageous 538x today, IPS @inequalityorg researchers found. Wealth isn't trickling down. There's a clear solution, says heiress @abigaildisney in @newrepublic: Tax people like her. newrepublic.com/article/196195…

While working families are living paycheck to paycheck, billionaires are renting out whole cities to throw lavish weddings. There's extreme wealth, and then there's THIS. And the worst part is that our tax code rewards it. apnews.com/article/bezos-…

A tax code is a communal expression of social priorities—not a set of rules to be gamed. A tax code is a statement of moral principles. Taxes got us into this mess, and taxes are the only way out: newrepublic.com/article/196195…

ICYMI, here is a recording of the @newrepublic panel featuring @abigaildisney, @Author_Noah001, and @JoeConason. Moderated by @michaeltomasky. youtube.com/watch?v=4v06kP…

Privilege isn’t the problem in and of itself; it’s only positional. The problem is extreme wealth, inherited or earned, curdles quickly into entitlement. And when entitlement is widely distributed among the very powerful, it becomes everybody’s problem. trib.al/VMsHHtE

Read my latest essay for the @newrepublic! newrepublic.com/article/196195…

tl;dr: Rich people will win from Trump's "big, beautiful" bill. Everyone else will lose. usatoday.com/story/graphics…

Philanthropist Abigail Disney urged donors and the leaders of major foundations and nonprofits to be braver with their giving in the face of funding freezes and cuts by the Trump administration and said when people act courageously, it encourages others to do the same. phlnthrp.com/4jcNicY

“Courage is working through fear, in spite of fear. I’ve never had a moment in my life when I wasn’t fearful. The trick is to hold on to your values through fear.” apnews.com/article/abigai…

This #MayDay, America’s unions have some demands.

On International Workers’ Day, America’s unions celebrate the strength and solidarity of the labor movement and recommit to building worker power and justice around the world. Solidarity forever! ✊ #MayDay