Tag: inequality
Unpacking the uproar over the first Black woman Supreme Court nominee
Dr. Judy Lubin of the Center for Urban and Racial Equality explains why it is important to be intentional about dismantling systemic racism in the coming battle to nominate the next Supreme Court justice.
Tax-dodging billionaire dynasties could cost US $8.4 trillion
Over the next few decades, the richest American families could avoid paying about $8.4 trillion in taxes, or more than four times...
How the U.S. transportation system fuels inequality
For decades, the federal government has allocated about four times as much funding to roadways as it has to public transit such...
Two sides, same coin: Suppressing votes, cutting rich people’s taxes
America’s national media typically pay little attention to the moves the nation’s state lawmakers make. Not this year. State legislative battles have...
Top 10 US billionaires got $1 billion richer every day of...
The 10 wealthiest billionaires in the U.S. have added roughly $1 billion to their collective fortune every day—or around $12,600 per second—since...
More than 8,000 Kroger grocery workers strike in Colorado
On the heels of a new report showing significant financial insecurity, including homelessness, among workers at Kroger grocery stores, more than 8,000...
Inflation inequality: Poorest Americans are hit hardest by soaring prices on...
The fastest rate of inflation in 40 years is hurting families across the U.S. who are seeing ever-higher prices for everything from...
The year in inequality in 10 charts
Our economic and racial divides grew even wider in 2021, but there are signs of hope for a more equitable future.
Inequality is set to kill millions—’We have to fight it together.’
If we take on the inequalities which hold back progress, we can deliver on the promise to end AIDS by 2030.
A project for survival in these United States
What this country might look like if its politics were so much less top-down and so much more bottom-up.
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The worse the chaos that results, the sooner the eventual revulsion and turnaround
A too gullible population let itself be bamboozled.
Tlaib, ACLU, and advocates warn H.R. 9495 could empower Trump to silence nonprofits and...
Progressives and civil rights groups sound the alarm over legislation that could allow President-elect Trump to strip nonprofits of their tax-exempt status without evidence, threatening free speech and democracy.
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.
Calls mount to release ethics report as Matt Gaetz’s Attorney General nomination sparks bipartisan...
Matt Gaetz’s abrupt resignation following his nomination as Attorney General has raised ethical and legal questions. Lawmakers and watchdogs demand answers as concerns mount over Gaetz’s past investigations and his potential confirmation.
The ultimate corporate corruption: Trump appoints Musk to oversee US regulations
Examining the implications of Musk’s appointment to lead Trump’s new department of Government Efficiency and what It means for American democracy.