Tuesday, December 16, 2025

Tag: wage gap

From France, an unexpected call for a ceiling on CEO pay

Our modern societies, top French politicos fear, just might ‘explode’ without one.

Analysis shows top US CEOs made 254 times more than median...

A higher minimum wage and unions can put corporate greed in check and raise wages throughout the labor market."

Wall Street bonuses soar by 20%, nearly 5 times the increase...

Due to Washington inaction, millions of essential workers continue to earn poverty wages, while the reckless bonus culture is alive and well on Wall Street.

Top CEOs made nearly 300 times more than the median employee...

“Working people bore the brunt of COVID-19 and its impact on the U.S. economy.”

Raising the minimum wage is a health issue, too

Study after study has linked higher income to better health.

A bold new idea to boost wages

I’m talking about expanding something called the Earned Income Tax Credit, or EITC. And although it’s been around for decades, it can be the basis of a revolutionary change in the lives of millions of people.

House unveils Paycheck Fairness Act to address unfair pay gaps in...

"Because it is time that we pay people what they are worth and not how little they are desperate enough to accept."

Why do corporate boards so overpay US CEOs?

Corporate boards simply play by market rules. If they don’t, they risk losing their executive talent.

Bernie Sanders takes on corporate power and wealth inequality during town...

"This is what a rigged economy looks like and it must end."

Sanders hosts ‘CEOs vs. Workers’ town hall to take on ‘extravagant’...

Join Bernie Sanders, along with workers from Amazon, Disney, McDonald’s, American Airlines and Walmart, for a town hall tonight at 7 p.m.

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Trump has created speech and thought crimes with NSPM-7 and Pam Bondi is ready...

How NSPM-7 and a DOJ directive lay the groundwork for criminalizing dissent and protected speech

Netanyahu ties Bondi Beach Hanukkah massacre to Australia’s recognition of Palestinian statehood

As Australia mourned a deadly antisemitic attack that killed 16 people, critics accused the Israeli prime minister of exploiting tragedy to attack Palestinian self-determination.

The Trump corollary

U.S. Imperialism in Latin America from the Monroe Doctrine to Madur

EPA proposes to double amount of formaldehyde considered safe to inhale under Trump administration

Is this change part of a broader reassessment of how the agency evaluates cancer risks from chemicals?

Report: Proposed EPA cuts further imperil environmental protections in cash-strapped states

As Trump pushes to slash the EPA’s budget to its lowest level in four decades, 15 years of state-level cuts have already hollowed out environmental enforcement across the country.