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Hunter Doohan arrives to attend the Vanity Fair Oscar Party held at the Wallis Annenberg Performing Arts Center on March 12 in Beverly Hills, California. The actor turns 30 on January 18th. File photo: Chris Chew/UPI Ashley Murray arrives at the iHeartRadio Music Festival at T-Mobile Arena on September 21, 2019 in Las Vegas. The actor turns 36 years old on January 18th. File photo: James Atoa/UPI Dave Bautista attends the premiere of 'Hotel Artemis' at the Regency Bruin Theater in Los Angeles on May 19, 2019. He turns 55 on January 18th. File photo by Chris Chew/UPI January 18…
“We are astonished that you have not answered the simple question we have been asking for three years: When will you tax the extremely wealthy?” begins the open letter from an initiative called Proud to Pay More.. The proposal, addressed to the “Davos World Leaders”, was handed to world leaders on Wednesday as they gathered in the Swiss ski resort for the World Economic Forum (WEF). Signatories call for higher taxes on the super-rich. Notably, many of the signatories are among the world's wealthiest people. Proud to Pay More is made up of at least 260 billionaires and millionaires, who…
In Ecuador's Amazon, the indigenous Ai Cofán people are at odds with state oil company Petroecuador to protect their land from oil extraction, challenging decades of conservation efforts. Reported by Amy Gabbay Grist.in short:The Ai Cofán community in the Ecuadorian Amazon is resisting oil drilling by Petroecuador, which it says threatens their environment and way of life.Despite conservation successes to date, new oil wells and spills are causing significant ecological damage and social conflict.The conflict highlights the struggle between indigenous rights, environmental protection and state-sponsored resource extraction.Important Quotes: “We will continue to fight and resist, but our leaders must remain…
More than 250 millionaires and billionaires on Wednesday renewed their call on elected representatives in the world's major economies to introduce higher taxes on society's wealthiest members.In an open letter to political leaders gathered for the annual World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, the wealthy signatories send a clear message: “Tax our extreme wealth.” He said he wanted to tell them.This comes as Oxfam says the world's five richest people have more than doubled their vast fortunes since 2020, warning that the world could create its first trillionaire within a decade. It was right after that.Marlene Engelhorn, an Austrian who…
Given the current dismal political and cultural climate as well as streaming services' massive appetite for celebrity driven content, it comes as no surprise that the 40th edition of the Sundance Film Festival is chock full of portrait documentaries. Frida Kahlo, Christopher Reeve, Luther Vandross and Tammy Faye are just a few of the boldface names that are being examined in various docus featured in the Sundance nonfiction lineup. The festival is no stranger to star-driven docus. In recent years, films about Ruth Bader Ginsburg (“RBG”), Fred Rogers (“Won't You Be My Neighbor?”), Harvey Weinstein (“Untouchable”), Michael Jackson (“Leaving Neverland”),…
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, SheKnows may receive an affiliate commission. A strange side effect of fame? Celebrities effectively share their family with the world. While celebrity moms and dads obviously revel in their children’s milestones more than anyone else, their fans can’t help but feel a sort of parental pride, too. So, when you see celebrity kids all grown up, it’s totally understandable if it tugs on your heartstrings a little bit. Like, when did this happen? When did they become little adults? Weren’t they just toddling down a…
TThe British public overwhelmingly supports imposing a wealth tax on the wealthy. But how do wealthy people feel about this prospect? It's hard to identify. Our best guess is probably by the “experts” who manage wealth and luxury consumption, such as bankers, tax advisors, lawyers, real estate agents, art advisors, and yacht brokers. These professions often represent the wealthy as rational economic agents who would protect their money by moving to a low-tax country if forced to do so, regardless of the social consequences.But what do the wealthy think? It's becoming difficult to directly gather what people are thinking and…
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Sign up for breaking news emails to get free real-time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox.Sign up for our free email updatesThe survey found that the majority of millionaires and billionaires in G20 countries support higher taxes on their wealth, and almost half believe extreme wealth is a “threat to democracy”.According to a survey by Patriotic Millionaires, some of the world's wealthiest people are concerned about the potential dangers of extreme wealth concentration and its impact on democracy.As many as 25,000 billionaires have signed an open letter calling on world leaders to increase taxes on political leaders attending…
Happy birthday wishes to James Earl Jones, Zooey Deschanel, and all the other celebrities who have birthdays today. Check out the slideshow below to see photos of celebrities who turn a year older on January 17th and learn some fun facts about each of them.Top celebrities born on January 17, 2024Actors James Earl Jones (left) and Angela Lansbury talk about their roles in the play “Driving Miss Daisy” in Sydney, Australia, Monday, Jan. 7, 2013. Jones and Lansbury, who are in Australia to star in a touring production of Alfred Woolley's Pulitzer Prize-winning play “Driving Miss Daisy,” say the thrill…