Thursday, December 19, 2024

Tag: wealth gap

Should billionaires exist?

If capitalism were working properly, billionaires would have gone the way of the dodo.

For America’s wealthy, a sweet start to our 21st century

Greasing the way: three different — and massive — rounds of rich people-friendly tax cuts.

Make America mad again. Mad about the trillions of dollars taken...

Decades of wealth transfer in America: How trillions moved from the many to the few

The racist history that helps explain our present wealth gap

We wanted to see how discrimination shaped one city. Here’s how you can get answers about your own community.

Punishing the exploited: An exploration of the growing wealth gap

We must find momentum through our discontent, and be “outraged enough to become even more politically active.”

Tax evasion and the 1%

“The richest 1% of U.S. households don’t report 21% of their income.”

Inequality virus: Pandemic widens wealth gap for women, people of color...

“In every country that we looked at, inequality has gotten worse during the pandemic.”

“It’s going to be a billionaire Thanksgiving.” Wealth of US richest...

“The increases in billionaire wealth continue to defy gravity in the real economy where millions have lost their jobs, health, and livelihoods.”

Ballot measure added in San Francisco to increase taxes on corporations...

“We believe that big corporations that can afford to pay their executives million-dollar salaries every year can afford to pay their fair share in taxes to help us recover.”

Study shows wealth inequality does make a difference in how long...

In the UK and US, being rich can add almost a decade of healthy living to a person’s life.

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Take me to your leader

Arrogance and charisma are not the same as leadership.

Amazon workers threaten nationwide strike during Peak holiday season over pay, safety, and union...

As Amazon faces record holiday sales, workers across the U.S. escalate strike threats to force the company to negotiate union contracts and improve working conditions.