Tag: rich
Infographic: Why normal people can’t afford a house
The U.S. is better at subsidizing wealthy people than low-income people.
The taking of Millennial wealth by rich white Boomers
A booming economy? Yes, for the richest 10 percent, who took 85 percent of the new wealth.
Goons in Gucci
The richest, most powerful, most privileged people in our land are intentionally savaging the well-being of America's majority and aggressively suppressing the democratic rights that make America, America.
Today’s Poor People’s Campaign: Too important not to criticize
Provided, of course, today’s PPC attacks the bipartisan disease.
The kindly 87-year-old man who took all the school kids’ lunch...
There seems to be no corporate recognition of the shameful act of taking decades of societal largesse and then doing everything possible to avoid paying for any of it.
The financial hardships of Trump’s friends
Trumponomics is a thin veneer of an excuse for giving America’s rich – already richer than ever – whatever they want, while sticking it to everyone else.
Mnuchin flips tax-scam grift, hopes nobody notices
He and his cronies are on track to win twice – with tax cuts and stock payouts that benefit the wealthiest among us – while most Americans are destined to lose.
Patience and secrecy in the Kochs’ complex conspiracy
The Kochs have taken the long view with their ideological power grab.
A quiet conspiracy of billionaires
For decades, the Koch brothers have led a secret coup for the billionaire class.
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Senate approves record Pentagon budget as Democrats help advance Trump’s defense agenda
Bipartisan vote sends $900 billion military bill to Trump’s desk amid war powers concerns and domestic cuts.
How the charter school industry’s newest scheme could be ‘the death of public schools’
A charter school “shitstorm” in Florida shows how the industry intends to take over public education.
Holiday shoppers are flexing political power through big boycott campaigns
Genocide in Gaza, raids on immigrants and attacks on DEI have spurred urgent calls to boycott companies like Home Depot, Target, Chevron and Microsoft.
3 in 4 Republicans under 45 say they prefer US funded health care over...
New IMEU and YouGov polling shows majorities of Republican voters, especially younger adults, favor redirecting taxpayer dollars from Israel to domestic health care as skepticism grows over long-term military funding.
Trump expands travel ban to 39 countries and Palestinian Authority documents amid accusations of...
The latest proclamation widens full and partial entry restrictions, targets Palestinians holding Palestinian Authority travel papers, and draws condemnation from lawmakers and refugee advocates who say the policy is racist and punitive.