Some Chicagoans are withholding their federal taxes

About this episode

Some Chicagoans are engaging in civil disobedience by withholding their federal taxes in protest of government actions.

Some Chicagoans who’ve been picketing or protesting the federal government’s actions are trying out a different form of civil disobedience this year. They’re not paying their federal taxes. That’s as longtime tax protesters are seeing an avalanche of interest from people appalled at the Trump Administration’s violent deportations, the war against Iran, and U.S. support for Israel in Gaza. HOST: LANE

People in this episode

Host: Lane

Topics covered

• civil disobedience
• tax protest
• federal government
• deportations
• political activism

Keywords

• Chicago
• federal taxes
• protest
• civil disobedience
• Trump Administration
• deportations
• Iran
• Israel
• Gaza

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Trump Administration

Places: Iran, Israel, Gaza

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