Tag: mega rich
26 billionaires own as much as world’s 3.8 billion poorest people
“Inequality is not inevitable,” the report says, “it’s a political choice.”
Majority of Americans support a 70% tax rate for mega-rich
"I don't think it's surprising. What we see, overall, is that the vast majority of Americans know that income inequality is one of the biggest issues of our time."
Billionaires made more money in 2017 than any other year in...
Meanwhile, 18.5 million Americans live in extreme poverty and "5.3 million live in Third World conditions of absolute poverty."
Tax cuts for the rich help the rich, not you
Big money will pull out all the stops to sell you a tax plan that exclusively benefits the wealthy. Don’t buy it.
Kochs and Trump team up to cut billionaires’ taxes
Americans may be in for a long fall “health-wise” and “economy-wise.”
Billionaire donors plot a ‘renaissance of freedom’ – for the privileged
Who needs roads when you've got a private jet?
Seattle makes history – passes ‘tax the rich’ income tax
Kshama Sawant: “When we fight, we win.”
How not to make the budget balance on the backs of...
Limiting deductions and exclusions would be rational, fiscally responsible, and fair.
The absurd amount of entitlements that go to rich people
Wealthy Americans complain about ‘entitlements’ for the poor, but they keep collecting their own entitlements, to a degree that average Americans can only dream about.
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Study finds black-colored plastic kitchen utensils, takeout containers may contain cancerous chemicals due to...
Researchers discovered everyday black plastic cooking utensils contain harmful flame retardants through current recycling processes.
Bill Clinton defends Israel’s Gaza assault, draws outrage from Arab American leaders at Harris...
Critics have called Clinton’s remarks dehumanizing and racially insensitive, echoing language often used by Israeli hardliners to justify the high Palestinian death toll.
Imagine the redemptive marvel when a fully-qualified woman of color with immigrant ties triumphs. And even more terrifying reveal—if she loses
What white, moderate Democratic male, of the right age, stature and competence, would not throttle an unfit, criminal menace whose horror-show regime had a first failed run?
Crypto giant’s $76 million election push triggers watchdog complaint, exposes FEC inaction on ‘illegal’...
As Coinbase’s political spending has surged past $76 million, critics argue that the FEC is failing in its regulatory responsibilities by not investigating these alleged violations.
Political attack ads become fixture of politics in US
Political ads are now appearing far more than ever.