Tag: inequality
On Labor Day, US workers are 1/3 poorer than in 2003...
Since the government supplies services to people, and it can no longer afford to provide the same level of service, this “tax cut” is actually a tax on workers.
The 5-Step CEO pay scam
Average CEO pay at big corporations topped 14.5 million dollars in 2018. That’s after an increase of 5.2 million dollars per CEO over...
Inequality in the U.S. is stifling economic growth and could cost...
Failure to close the gap, leaving the majority of wealth among the super-rich, will cost the economy anywhere from $1 trillion to $1.5 trillion by 2028.
In 33 years the richest 10% of Americans could have 100%...
The three men at the top of the Forbes 400 richest list hold more wealth than the total wealth of the poorest half of Americans, so how many of you are really surprised?
Harris and Ocasio-Cortez release climate equity bill to protect the most...
"Climate change represents not only the greatest threat to our species, but one of our greatest economic opportunities."
3 bills to rein in executive pay
Shortly before heading home for the summer recess, members of Congress are rushing to introduce proposals for cracking down on unpopular, overpaid executives.
A tale of two druglords
One gets life behind bars, the other retired into luxury. Guess which one wreaked more havoc.
Here’s Elizabeth Warren’s plan to close the wage gap for women...
"It’s time to build an America that recognizes the role that women of color play in their families and in the economy."
Behold the 21st-century penthouse: Peak decadence?
From the summit of our new 'needle towers,' the ultra rich can look but never really see.
Why does WaPo see Black as an ‘identity’—but not multi-millionaire?
It’s a shame to see that even there, the voices of the wealthy few can be so unthinkingly substituted for those of the struggling multitude.
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Ending the American Dream by 2029?
The future seems to free the mind from reality’s restraints and let the imagination soar. Yet it has also proven full of political pitfalls.
How MAGA changed the world in 2025, and what comes next
Amid the domestic and geopolitical mayhem unleashed by Donald Trump’s return to the White House, powerful interests were busy enacting a radical anti-democratic agenda.
‘Domestic terrorism’: Leaked DOJ memo targets ‘anti-Americanism, anti-capitalism, anti-Christianity’
The memo was obtained by independent investigative journalist Ken Klippenstein, who joins us to discuss how it expands on President Donald Trump’s NSPM-7 directive.
The dark side of Trump’s moon
A new book sheds light on the "intellectual" underpinnings of the Trump revolution.
Trump plan to dismantle US weather research hub alarms scientists and state officials
A proposal by the Trump administration to break up the National Center for Atmospheric Research has sparked warnings from scientists, university leaders, and Colorado officials who say the move could undermine public safety, economic stability, and decades of shared scientific infrastructure.