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Wall Street Bonuses Decline But Still Dwarf Worker Pay Increases Since 2008 Crash
Since 2008, the average Wall Street bonus has climbed by more than 75 percent, compared to just a 54 percent increase in average earnings of all private sector workers and a 42 percent rise in manufacturing wages. If the minimum wage had increased as much as Wall Street bonuses since 1985, it would be worth $42.37 today.
Where are the Women CEOs? Should We Care?
Women CEOs are becoming slightly less rare at large corporations. But simply replacing men with women at the top of the income scale won’t lead to greater equity.
The Biden Budget Does Some Good on Poverty and Fairness. It Could Do More if it Cut the Pentagon.
It’s clear that keeping the status quo on Pentagon spending means needlessly keeping millions mired in poverty
The War on Woke Is a Scam on Middle America
The MAGA bargain goes something like this: If we hurt other people worse, is it ok if we hurt you, too?
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Wall Street Bonuses Decline But Still Dwarf Worker Pay Increases Since 2008 Crash

Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil

The Biden Budget Does Some Good on Poverty and Fairness. It Could Do More if it Cut the Pentagon.

Russian War Crimes in Ukraine 20 Years After US Criminal Invasion of Iraq

Where are the Women CEOs? Should We Care?

The War on Woke Is a Scam on Middle America

Ukraine and the Lessons of the Iraq War

IPS Looks Back on 20 Years of Endless War and Border Militarization
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Wall Street Bonuses Decline But Still Dwarf Worker Pay Increases Since 2008 Crash

Report: “Extreme Wealth: The growing number of people with extreme wealth and what an annual wealth tax could raise”

REPORT: New Mexico at a Crossroads: False Solutions or a Just Transition?

REPORT: Homecoming: The Greater Birmingham Community Speaks on Regional Cooperation and a More Inclusive Economy

Report: Gilded Giving 2022
The Geopolitics of Critical Minerals
April 6 @ 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm at Zoom WebinarU-Amherst Doctoral candidate Debamanyu Das will address the geopolitical implications of today's struggle to obtain the components of solar cells, car batteries, and other high-tech products.
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