Tag: income inequality
Yes, deniers, millions of Americans are among the poorest people in...
Why is it so hard for people with wealth and power to admit all this?
No, big corporations shouldn’t get tax breaks to create jobs
The breaks seldom pay for themselves — and put employees of local businesses out of work.
STUDY: US lawmakers are looting America
The new tax overhaul, passed by the Senate yesterday, will only exacerbate the problem.
Inequality out of control: The average 1% household made over $2.5...
With inequality ripping us apart, and with few of our national leaders willing or able to confront the problem, we may never again be an equitable and functional society.
One year later: The political cancer metastasizes
America was never what it had purported to be.
Extreme poverty cut in half? Only in the minds of the...
The median wealth of the world's adults is $2,222, down from $3,248 at the end of 2007.
Manufacturing dissent – The new culture war
The ruling class is laughing and the working class is ensnared in what I would call Societal Autoimmune Disorder (S.A.D.).
Working stiffs: Stop celebrating the super rich!!!
In this new Gilded Age of our current Military Industrial Empire the amount of wealth for many individuals is astounding.
Companies can either make things or make CEOs rich
Making breakthroughs for consumers is hard, companies have found. But making fortunes for CEOs is easy.
A tax on Wall Street trading is the best solution to...
This is a great example of a clearly defined policy that will directly reverse some of the upward redistribution of income over the last four decades.
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Sierra Club sounds alarm, nominee Lee Zeldin ‘unqualified’ to head EPA
“The best-case scenario is that the EPA will lose four years in the fight for the planet. The worst-case scenario should send a shudder down your spine.”
143 million Americans may be exposed to toxic ‘forever chemicals’ in drinking water
Millions of Americans face exposure to toxic PFAS chemicals in drinking water, with new EPA data revealing the extent of contamination and fears of regulatory rollbacks under a Trump administration.
David Huitema confirmed as ethics Czar amid fears of Trump’s return and conflict of...
As Trump’s second term looms, the Senate confirmed David Huitema to lead the Office of Government Ethics. Advocates praise the move, but critics warn of a tough road ahead for government accountability.
House passes bill granting Treasury power to shut down nonprofits without evidence, sparking free...
Legislation dubbed the “nonprofit killer” faces backlash over potential threats to free speech and civil liberties.
Musk and Ramaswamy’s DOGE: Mass firings, deregulation, and the erosion of federal protections
Critics argue that these plans will erode social safety nets, undermine public services, and disproportionately benefit corporate interests.