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Change Counts highlights IPS’s January 2 billionaire wealth analysis, which found that the combined wealth of 935 U.S. billionaires surged to a staggering $8.1 trillion at the end of 2025. Meanwhile, ordinary Americans continue to struggle to afford basic necessities as they feel the impacts of the affordability crisis.

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Basav Sen talks to The Verge about the role of oil in the invasion of Venezuela. Already, he says, financial speculators “are making money right now based on this invasion.”

Common Dreams quotes Basav Sen on the Trump administration’s withdrawal from dozens of international organizations, conventions, and treaties, including those focused on climate.

He notes that the US is “the world’s largest cumulative greenhouse gas emitter, and the largest producer and exporter of oil and gas today.”

“By walking away from the UNFCCC and the IPCC,” Basav warns, “the Trump regime is sending a clear message to the world that the US refuses to take responsibility for its own actions.”

Read the full article in Common Dreams.

Washington Monthly interviewed Chuck Collins about his new book, Burned by Billionaires, which argues that the rise of the billionaire class has profoundly damaging impacts on ordinary Americans’ lives and on the functioning of democracy.

“I actually am very optimistic after the last month of being out talking to people about this book because I feel like there’s an awakening. People understand implicitly the harms that are caused by these great fortunes and extreme concentrations of wealth, and they’re trying to find places to push that agenda forward,” noted Collins.

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Truthout highlights IPS’s January 2 billionaire wealth analysis, based on data from Forbes, which found that U.S. billionaires’ assets surged by a whopping 21 percent in 2025.

The 935 billionaires in the U.S. now control $8.1 trillion in wealth, the analysis found — nearly double the amount of wealth held by the bottom 50 percent of Americans, which comprises over 170 million people.

Read the full article in Truthout.

Ohio Capital Journal highlights IPS’s January 2 billionaire wealth analysis, which found that the combined wealth of 935 U.S. billionaires surged to a staggering $8.1 trillion at the end of 2025.

The article was also republished by Cleveland Scene, Mahoning Matters, Tiffin Ohio, and other local and state outlets.

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