Tag: inequality
Can we measure inequality without tallying the wealth of our wealthy?
Hundreds of prestigious economists don’t think so. The World Bank, unfortunately, does.
‘Renters are struggling’: economists back tenant-led push for federal rent control
"We have seen corporate landlords—who own a larger share of the rental market than ever before—use inflation as an excuse to hike rents and reap excess profits beyond what should be considered fair and reasonable."
Tax the fat cat private jet class, invest in green transit
Democrats introduce a bill to hike fuel taxes on private jets and invest the new revenue in public transportation.
The richest 10% are starting to feel the pinch, but will...
High earners need to come around to the idea that they would benefit from progressive taxes and other policies to create an economy that works for everyone.
A good year’s pay for a good day’s work?
Pay levels for top U.S. corporate execs have lost any connection to organizational rationality.
Getting past stars and swipes forever
In 1776, public-spirited patriots emerged from the ranks of America’s most privileged. Today’s richest offer up precious little of that public spirit. Why?
Why the way we measure poverty matters
A national panel is recommending changes to a key poverty measurement. It might sound technical, but the stakes are high.
The 2022 giving slump exposes the fragility of top-heavy charity
When ultra-wealthy donors dominate philanthropy, our charities are less resilient.
The end of the line for the raunchy billionaire who set...
But who set the stage for that billionaire?
When 3 men richer than 165 million people, Sanders says working...
Big-money special interests "want to divide us up," said the independent senator at a living wage rally in South Carolina, "and we are determined to bring working people together."
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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.
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.
Now you see them… now you don’t
Women leaders and Trump 2.0.
Del Monte Bankruptcy to destroy 420,000 Peach Trees in California
A steady decline in demand for canned products as consumers shift toward fresh produce and several other factors led to this collapse.