Amy Hanauer
Amy Hanauer joined ITEP in 2020, bringing nearly 30 years of experience working to create economic policy that advances social justice. As executive director of both ITEP and Citizens for Tax Justice (CTJ), Amy provides vision and leadership to promote fair and equitable state and national tax policy.
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media mention September 17, 2021 The Hill: Lessons from Occupy Wall Street for today’s tax fight
Following is an excerpt from an opEd by Amy Hanauer, ITEP’s executive director, published in The Hill. Right now, Congress is debating President Biden’s Build Back Better agenda, a plan that would make… -
media mention September 6, 2021 The Nation: The New New Deal
Amy Hanauer, the executive director of the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, sees the budget as a “long overdue” opportunity to achieve fairer taxation. Biden and Senate Democrats have… -
media mention September 2, 2021 Salon: Former Sen. Heidi Heitkamp now lobbies for tax loophole she called “one of the biggest scams”
Amy Hanauer, executive director of the Institute for Taxation and Economic Policy, told Salon that the current loophole “unfairly allows billionaires like Jeff Bezos to avoid paying income tax on… -
media mention May 4, 2021 Daily Kos: Study: Non-wealthy to benefit most from Biden’s tax and spending plans, especially in red states
For those who aren’t policy wonks—and who somehow can’t decide whether Joe Biden is a compassionate family man or a rapacious baby’s blood aficionado—it can be difficult to suss out… -
media mention April 23, 2021 FAIR: ‘Some of Our Most Profitable Companies Are Not Contributing to Our Basic Needs’
Janine Jackson interviewed Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy’s Amy Hanauer about corporate tax avoidance for the April 16, 2021, episode of CounterSpin. This is a lightly edited transcript. Read… -
media mention April 14, 2021 Nonprofit Quarterly: Pressure to Tax Corporations Rises as Infrastructure Gaps Come into Full View
The bottom line: As research conducted by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP) illustrates, at least 55 major US corporations that had a combined total of $40.5 billion… -
media mention March 15, 2021 CNBC: Expecting a $1,400 Stimulus Check by Mail? Here’s What to Watch for
Instead, the checks will be signed by a career official at the Bureau of Fiscal Service, which is working with the IRS to deliver the money. This has been the… -
media mention February 3, 2021 Public News Service: Report: Biden Relief Package Could Reduce Child Poverty in Nebraska
President Joe Biden’s proposal to expand the Child Tax Credit would help reduce child poverty and extend the credit to nearly half of all Black and Hispanic children, according to… -
media mention January 25, 2021 The Nation: These Progressives Helped Keep Hope Alive in 2020—and Prepare Us for 2021
The Nation’s annual honor roll recognizes progressive activists and leaders who helped keep hope alive and set the groundwork for transformational change in 2021. Since taking over in 2019 as… -
media mention December 28, 2020 Feet to the Fire: Taxes in the Time of COVID
ITEP Executive Director Amy Hanauer joined Jim Lardner’s Feet to the Fire podcast to speak about how we can seize this moment to promote higher taxes on corporations and the… -
media mention November 19, 2020 The Hill: Progressive tax reform should top Biden’s list of priorities
“President-elect Joe Biden won over 78 million votes, more than any presidential candidate has ever received, while unabashedly vowing to raise taxes on the wealthiest individuals and on corporations. Progressive tax reform should… -
media mention August 25, 2020 New York Times: Letter to the Editor
It’s not surprising that millionaire and billionaire donations to President Trump’s re-election campaign have tapered off. Yes, he promised — and provided — billions in tax cuts for the wealthiest.… -
media mention July 23, 2020 The Hill: Congress cannot ignore the need for COVID-19 relief
Following is an excerpt from an op-ed by Amy Hanauer published in The Hill. Yet, the economy is keeping afloat because Congress put cash in people’s pockets all spring, with… -
media mention July 23, 2020 Axios: Why economists don’t like the idea of a payroll tax cut
“The White House’s latest economic policy trial balloon leaves out the most important solutions and floats some policies that are diametrically opposed to what the country needs,” Amy Hanauer, executive…