Tag: wealth equality
New poll shows two-thirds of voters support a wealth tax to...
“There is growing concern about the influence large corporations and wealthy individuals have on American elections.”
Global millionaires—just 0.9% of population—now own nearly half of world’s $361...
The bottom 56 percent of the population owns just 1.8 percent of the world’s wealth.
Should we worry about income gaps within or between countries?
At the beginning of classes every autumn, I tease my students with the following question: Is it better to be poor in...
How to get money to increase the common good
Someone who has 50 billion dollars and keeps it for himself isn't really interested in the "common good." You don't need 50...
States expanding opportunity through wealth taxes
States from Hawaii to Connecticut responded to extreme wealth concentration this year by expanding taxes on the assets of the very wealthy...
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Noam Chomsky on Trump’s disastrous coronavirus response, WHO, China, Gaza and global capitalism
"This is the most crucial election in human history, literally. Another four years of Trump, and we’re in deep trouble."
Kangaroos are victims of the world’s largest commercial slaughter of terrestrial wildlife
Importing kangaroo meat and skins must be banned in the EU, but Americans can also help protect this iconic species.
Why rebuilding America’s manufacturing muscle is essential
Decades of industrial decline left America unprepared for the pandemic. COVID-19 simply caught America flat-footed.
As nation mourns 100,000 dead, Trump goes golfing
By CNN’s count, this was the president's 357th visit to one of his properties and his 265th trip to one of his golf clubs during his presidency.
Trump’s sleazy life: A mockery of Jesus’ core values
If we collect Jesus’ core moral humanism—and his teachings address humanity, Trump and the Trumpist “belief system” provide stunning opposition, forcible enough to slam Christians in the face.