Tag: wealth inequality

Bernie’s fight is for social justice, and for social responsibility. The beaten-down center of America will take the first step in the battle against inequality if it listens to him.

“There is growing concern about the influence large corporations and wealthy individuals have on American elections.”

If media are to perform their role as the fourth estate properly, they should really be scrutinizing power, not uncritically amplifying it.

“The rise is far from inevitable and can be tackled at a national and international level.”

“Our broken economies are lining the pockets of billionaires and big business at the expense of ordinary men and women. No wonder people are starting to question whether billionaires should even exist.”

In the two years since Congress passed the Republican tax law, the richest 1 percent have been the big winners.

European social scientists see poverty as “social exclusion,” the incapacity to lead the life that most of society considers minimally decent.

These data are not top-coded, meaning the underlying earnings reported are actual earnings and not “capped” or “top-coded” for confidentiality.

At racetracks all across America, lucky bettors every so often rake in small fortunes when the horses they pick to finish one,...

The weight of the wealth that sits at the top of America’s economic order isn’t just squeezing dollars out of the wallets...