Tag: inequality
Bernie Sanders responds to passage of disastrous GOP tax plan
“It says a lot about the priorities of the Republican Party when the tax breaks for corporations in this bill are permanent while the tax breaks for working families expire at the end of 8 years.”
STUDY: US lawmakers are looting America
The new tax overhaul, passed by the Senate yesterday, will only exacerbate the problem.
How to stop a tax plan rigged for the rich
Could a defeat of the GOP tax plans of 2017 signal a similar new egalitarian upsurge? Maybe. But first we have to deliver that defeat.
What is the true cost of inequality?
Americans, in effect, are each paying what amounts to an “inequality tax.”
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.
One-third of Americans can’t afford food, housing or health care
The wide range of scores reflect the growing wealth gap in America.
Trump’s proposed tax cuts would further widen the gap between rich...
The Trump/Republican tax cut proposal is an opportunity to discuss how to redistribute wealth and power.
How to reverse inequality in 4 not-so-easy steps
Don’t get distracted by income, author Chuck Collins says. It’s power and hidden wealth driving inequality.
Trump’s policy catastrophe
Trump is neglecting or worsening five genuinely big problems facing America. Why is he doing these things?
More evidence that inequality is spiraling out of control
Without empathy for lower-income Americans, Wall Street is content to ignore the ugly reality of our ever-widening wealth gap.
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Could Trump’s Iran fiasco be America’s Suez crisis?
The U.S. war on Iran today, but similarities in the larger context, suggest that the United States is facing the same kind of “end of empire” moment that the British Empire faced in that historic crisis.
Trump DOJ subpoenas reporters after Iran war leaks trigger escalating clash with the press
The Trump administration has reportedly issued subpoenas targeting journalists and news organizations over Iran war reporting, intensifying concerns that the Justice Department is being used to expose confidential sources and pressure outlets covering national security issues
Wow! Losing the war PLUS losing the peace – the frenzy of fiascos ravage...
What other blundering buffoons ever lost a war (of choice), then willfully lost the peace via threats, phony bluffs and tin-ear, belligerent BS?
Too much money, too little democracy: Americans across party lines reject billionaire power in...
A new national poll finds widespread bipartisan concern that billionaires, dark money and special interest spending are overpowering ordinary voters in U.S. elections as campaign spending continues to shatter records.
The environmental and social impacts of fish farming and industrial aquaculture
Often promoted as sustainable, fish farming can increase pressure on wild fisheries, deepen global food inequities, and damage marine ecosystems.