Tag: wage inequality
Why won’t Newsom tax billionaires?
Not only are Californians struggling to make ends meet, they also have to contend with a governor who cares more about billionaires and his own presidential aspirations.
When did societal elites emerge?
The late Stone Age is not commonly associated with socially stratified societies, yet archaeologist Mehmet Özdoğan argues social and political elites were already shaping communities when humans began farming.
New Year minimum wage hikes hopeful to boost consumer spending, strengthen...
In 2025, 15 states plus Washington D.C. have scheduled minimum wage increases to $15 or higher.
Millions who prepare America’s food go hungry: Why food service workers...
Food service workers prepare meals for millions but often can’t afford to eat themselves, facing low wages, food insecurity, and corporate resistance to change.
Trump’s tax plan: More wealth for the rich, less for working...
New report reveals the potential impacts of corporate tax cuts on income inequality, with wealthy Americans benefiting while the bottom half suffers.
CEO pay soars 1,085% since 1978, workers’ pay stagnates
This widening gap reflects a troubling trend in the U.S. economy, where wealth continues to concentrate at the top, leaving ordinary workers behind.
Low-wage corporations spend over half a trillion on stock buybacks while...
A new report reveals that the largest U.S. corporations, notorious for paying poverty-level wages, have spent more than $522 billion on stock buybacks since 2019. This practice enriches wealthy executives and shareholders while leaving workers behind.
Essential jobs and public school teachers in the US fail to...
Home health aides, retail salespersons, fast-food workers, and public school teachers are essential to the economy and society, yet their wages fall far short of the cost of living.
Corporations that pay their executives more than Uncle Sam
Tesla, Ford, Netflix, and T-Mobile are among scores of profitable U.S. firms that pay their top executives more than they pay in federal taxes.
200-to-1: Gap between CEOs and workers grew even wider in 2023,...
Despite inflationary pressures, CEO compensation in the S&P 500 soared nearly 13% in 2023, further widening the pay gap with average workers.
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US workers average 10 paid vacation days a year, and 33 million get none
Twenty-five OECD countries require employers to provide at least 20 days. The US legal minimum is zero, and 57 percent of the lowest-paid tenth of workers get no vacation at all.
Chris Hedges and Albert Raboteau on ‘American Prophets’ importance in an age of radical...
Watch the two thinkers talk about Raboteau’s book, which discusses the work of religious figures such as Dorothy Day, Thomas Merton and Martin Luther King, Jr.
Judge dismisses the last January 6 case, writing that absolving the Oath Keepers is...
The Justice Department told the court a retrial would harass eight men whose sentences Trump had already commuted. Two Oath Keepers who pleaded guilty and cooperated keep their convictions.
How the psychology of oppression perpetuates harm to animals and the environment
To achieve justice for all species and the environment, we must create a more relational world.
“The People’s Historian”: Dave Zirin’s New Book Explores “Remarkable” Life of Howard Zinn
We speak to Dave Zirin, author and sports editor at The Nation , about his new book, The People’s Historian: The Outsized Life of Howard Zinn , chronicling the life and activism of the legendary historian Howard Zinn, author of A People’s History of the United States .