Tag: wealth equality
Will the left leverage today’s stock surge/unemployment gap shocker?
Fat cats play the system like hungry lions stalking prey. The progressive challenge is to educate more voters how our predatory system helps the rich get richer.
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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Polling reveals deep unpopularity for GOP vice presidential nominee J.D. Vance, raising questions about the Republican Party’s strategy and the potential consequences for the 2024 election.
American healthcare workers demand Biden and Harris end support for Israeli assault on Gaza
As President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, American healthcare workers who volunteered in Gaza urge U.S. leaders to end Israel’s assault, citing the atrocities witnessed firsthand.
Public opposition to Project 2025 surges as Trump distances himself
Awareness and disapproval of Project 2025 increase significantly despite Trump’s attempts to disassociate from the controversial conservative policy agenda.
730 million people faced hunger last year: A global crisis demanding urgent action
The latest UN report reveals alarming levels of hunger and malnutrition, highlighting the need for urgent political and financial commitments to address food insecurity worldwide.