Tom Steyer has built his campaign for governor of California around affordability – he’s not the only Democrat testing the party’s appetite for a populist from the 1%Tom Steyer has built his campaign for governor of California around affordability – and taxing the uber-wealthy.It is perhaps an unusual message for a candidate with an estimated net worth of $2.4bn. But the hedge fund founder-turned climate activist and liberal mega-donor is pitching himself as a different kind of billionaire: one who wants people like him to pay far more in taxes. Continue reading...

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/17/tom-steyer-billionaire-candidate-democrats