Tag: wealth gap
Should billionaires exist?
If capitalism were working properly, billionaires would have gone the way of the dodo.
For America’s wealthy, a sweet start to our 21st century
Greasing the way: three different — and massive — rounds of rich people-friendly tax cuts.
Make America mad again. Mad about the trillions of dollars taken...
Decades of wealth transfer in America: How trillions moved from the many to the few
The racist history that helps explain our present wealth gap
We wanted to see how discrimination shaped one city. Here’s how you can get answers about your own community.
Punishing the exploited: An exploration of the growing wealth gap
We must find momentum through our discontent, and be “outraged enough to become even more politically active.”
Tax evasion and the 1%
“The richest 1% of U.S. households don’t report 21% of their income.”
Inequality virus: Pandemic widens wealth gap for women, people of color...
“In every country that we looked at, inequality has gotten worse during the pandemic.”
“It’s going to be a billionaire Thanksgiving.” Wealth of US richest...
“The increases in billionaire wealth continue to defy gravity in the real economy where millions have lost their jobs, health, and livelihoods.”
Ballot measure added in San Francisco to increase taxes on corporations...
“We believe that big corporations that can afford to pay their executives million-dollar salaries every year can afford to pay their fair share in taxes to help us recover.”
Study shows wealth inequality does make a difference in how long...
In the UK and US, being rich can add almost a decade of healthy living to a person’s life.
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Trump order to crush federal unions faces rare bipartisan revolt in the House
House members force a vote on the Protect America’s Workforce Act after Trump ended collective bargaining rights for nearly one million federal employees.
What does it say when unprecedented buyers’ remorse smites 23 suckered MAGA millions, appalled...
The hypnotic spell over deluded centrists, especially minority young men who confused make-believe strength with genuine, positive strength, will go down as the greatest electoral scam in our history.
Montana plan challenges dark money dominance by redefining corporate power
A growing bipartisan effort in Montana aims to curb the effects of Citizens United by altering corporate charters rather than regulating political speech.
Trump EPA wetlands rollback seen as one of the biggest setbacks to clean water...
Clean water groups warn that the new Waters of the United States proposal would remove safeguards from most wetlands and intensify flood and pollution risks.
Inside Trump’s Justice Department: former attorneys describe a system built around loyalty and punishment
A widening body of accounts portrays a department shaped by political favoritism, sweeping purges, and a collapse of long-standing legal norms.