Tag: Joseph Stiglitz
Inherited wealth boom puts a spotlight on a global inequality emergency
As the G20 prepares to meet in Johannesburg, experts warn that more than $70 trillion set to change hands will entrench wealth gaps and threaten democracy without coordinated action.
Video: Everybody Has the Right to Healthcare
Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz talks about presidential contenders, and whether or not everyone has a basic right to healthcare.
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Trump demands $10 billion from IRS over tax leak as conflict concerns deepen
The lawsuit targets federal agencies Trump oversees and revives scrutiny of his finances, IRS security failures, and enforcement rollbacks.
Deaths in Minnesota drive rebellion against ICE funding as Sanders demands leadership purge
After U.S. citizens were killed by federal agents, lawmakers tie DHS money to accountability and warn of authoritarian enforcement.
Federal arrest of Don Lemon intensifies alarm over press freedom under Trump Justice Department
The journalist was taken into custody after covering a Minnesota church protest and after a judge rejected an initial attempt to charge him.
Minneapolis is giving Americans the model for fighting a fascist regime
The day when they can turn their resistance against the regime into electoral power, take back control of the legislative branch, and start using the powers of Congress to hold this criminal regime accountable.
Experts warn Minnesota crackdown mirrors early stages of US civil war scenarios
Legal scholars and political scientists say the Trump administration’s escalating ICE operation, National Guard brinkmanship, and Insurrection Act threats in Minnesota closely resemble conditions identified in civil war simulations, raising alarms about constitutional collapse and violent state federal conflict.