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The life and activism of Abigail Disney, the millionaire heiress who wants to be taxed more and is critical of her family company
Disney, who is the grandniece of Walt Disney, is one of the most vocal supporters of higher taxes f…
Sarah Jackson
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Abigail Disney regrets that she once flew alone on her family's private Boeing 737 from California to New York
In the "Proud to Pay More" report, Abigail Disney discussed the environmental impact of a private f…
Jyoti Mann
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Heiress Abigail Disney says 'billionaires are miserable, unhappy people,' and it's time for change: 'The billionaire bashing needs to happen. I don't know why we're being so polite.'
"My part of the American Dream is to step up and pay my fair share," the filmmaker and wealth tax a…
Juliana Kaplan
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Walt Disney's great-niece praised Warren Buffett's character - but argued most of his $100 billion fortune should go to the government, not philanthropy
Abigail Disney sees Buffett as a "good man with a good heart," but thinks the government would spen…
Theron Mohamed
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Anti-inequality heiress Abigail Disney says 'the dynamics of wealth are similar to the dynamics of addiction'
In an essay in the Atlantic, Disney writes of the hold of wealth: "The more you have, the more you …
Juliana Kaplan
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Abigail Disney will testify on Elizabeth Warren's wealth tax after billionaire Leon Cooperman rejected invite
Sen. Elizabeth Warren is holding a hearing to discuss her wealth tax - something Abigail Disney sup…
Ayelet Sheffey,Juliana Kaplan
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102 millionaires, including Abigail Disney, have signed another letter asking governments around the world to raise their taxes
"The world — every country in it — must demand the rich pay their fair share. Tax us, the rich, and…
Huileng Tan
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Millionaires like Abigail Disney are calling on Congress to tax them more: 'If I'm being singled out for additional taxes, it's precisely and only because I have the capacity to pay them.'
Congress is renegotiating a spending package to pass some of Biden's economic agenda. A group of mi…
Juliana Kaplan
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Taxing billionaires would be a great way to fund the fight against coronavirus like AOC says — but only if the US government were drastically different
A billionaire tax would face battles in Congress, the Supreme Court, and in its very implementation.
Taylor Nicole Rogers
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Abigail Disney wants the government to raise taxes on multimillionaires like herself to fund coronavirus relief, but this isn't the first time the heiress has advocated for a wealth tax
Increased health care costs and economic stimulus are not the only thing she wants her wealth — and…
Taylor Nicole Rogers
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'WHAT THE ACTUAL F***?????': Heiress Abigail Disney slams company for furloughing workers but protecting shareholder payouts and executive bonuses
Abigail Disney slammed the company's decision to furlough employees without first canceling plans t…
Taylor Nicole Rogers
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Billionaires from George Soros to Abigail Disney are begging to be taxed more
The letter's authors avoid endorsing a particular candidate but focus on the tax plan of Senator El…
Taylor Nicole Rogers
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Millionaire Disney heiress says she's pulling funding to Democrats until Joe Biden exits the 2024 race
Abigail Disney, Walt Disney's grandniece and a longtime Democratic donor, has given more than $50,0…
Dominick Reuter
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Biden in first interview since debate debacle calls poor performance a 'bad episode'
In a clip of his first interview appearance since his disastrous debate appearance, President Joe B…
Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert
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Biden's bad week just got worse after he said he was the 'first Black woman to serve with a Black president'
It comes just days after Biden's debate with former President Donald Trump, which was marked by ver…
Insider Inc.
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Jill Biden quietly fed lines into Joe Biden's ear, reminding him of a megadonor's name and saying to thank them, report says
Jill Biden had to whisper a donor's name in Joe Biden's ear during a recent White House event, a so…
Thibault Spirlet
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5 takeaways from Biden's first interview following his disastrous debate performance
President Joe Biden appeared Friday in his first interview since last week's debate, which his supp…
Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert
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Meet the Disney heirs rallying behind Bob Iger
Disney heirs defend current CEO Bob Iger against investors like billionaire Nelson Peltz.
Jordan Hart
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Bill Gates thinks the super-wealthy should pay more tax – and plenty of rich people agree
Bill Gates told the World Economic Forum that countries, companies and individuals who have the mos…
Jyoti Mann
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Disney heiress says 'money and power have hijacked' CEO Bob Iger's sensibilities
Abigail Disney said Iger "underestimated how much we changed during the pandemic" when he called st…