Friday, May 2, 2025

Tag: 1%

Inequality out of control: The average 1% household made over $2.5...

With inequality ripping us apart, and with few of our national leaders willing or able to confront the problem, we may never again be an equitable and functional society.

How 90% of American households lost an average of $17,000 in...

The obscene transfer of wealth and income to the plutocrats won't end until we demand a return to the Commons, where we work as a society rather than allow predatory plutocratic individuals to control us.

Why 2016 May See a Record Top 1%

America’s top earners will be rushing to maximize their 2016 income if Democrats gain a sweep in November. But what happens next will be what really matters.

Why Trump’s Racism and Misogyny Represent the Global 1%

Trump isn't the only one. Global financial power is intrinsically misogynistic and racist.

Why the 1% Don’t Fear the 99%

It’s the age-old ruse of divide and rule. Let’s not fall for that anymore.

5 Reasons the Top Tax Rate Should Be 80%

Informed Americans understand that an economic war has been waged against the middle and lower classes.

The New American Order

Out of the chaos of this prolonged moment and inside the shell of the old system, a new culture, a new kind of politics, a new kind of governance is being born right before our eyes. Call it what you want. But call it something. Stop pretending it’s not happening.

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ICE is the American Gestapo, kidnapping and trafficking people

Why aren’t we arresting ICE agents when they break the law?

GOP proposal could slash food aid for millions, new analysis warns

As House Republicans push for deep SNAP cuts and expanded work requirements, experts warn the proposal would strip food assistance from millions of low-income people—including families, older adults, and veterans—without improving employment.

May Day uprising: Americans unite to resist Trump’s war on workers and democracy

With over 1,100 rallies planned across the country, May Day protesters call out Trump’s billionaire allies, labor rollbacks, and attacks on immigrants in what may become the largest workers’ demonstration in U.S. history.

Imagine you are a poor nation, trapped by debt and strangled by climate change—what...

Climate change, debt, and development have a caustic relationship, hindering economic justice and national advancement, but solutions exist.

Friends, patriots, countrymen, where are your ears?

See no evil, hear no evil, admit no evil—the close-minded cult of suckered MAGA monkeys.