Wealthiest 20 people own more wealth than half the American population
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Archive: Reports
A Tale of Two Retirements
One hundred CEOs have as much in retirement assets as 41 percent of American families.
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Walking the Talk?
World Bank Energy-Related Policies and Financing, 2000-2004 to 2010-2014
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Executive Excess 2015: Money to Burn
This 22nd annual report reveals how CEO pay is accelerating climate change.
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Peoples Sovereignty vs. Impunity Inc.: Counterpower and Struggles for Justice
A new book from the Transnational Institute (TNI) includes the article “The Pacific Rim – Oceana Gold Case against El Salvador; impunity and violations of human rights, democracy and human rights”, written by IPS Associate Fellow Manuel Perez-Rocha
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Getting Climate Finance Right
Successful Examples for the Green Climate Fund from around the World
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TTIP – Why the World Should Beware
The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) is a comprehensive free trade
and investment treaty currently being negotiated – practically in secret – between the
European Union and the United States of America.
Burning Our Bridges
President Obama and some members of Congress think the easiest way to fund infrastructure is by granting corporations a large tax cut on their untaxed offshore profits.
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The Poor Get Prison: The Alarming Spread of the Criminalization of Poverty
This report provides a new understanding of the growing ways in which those in poverty are disproportionately targeted, marginalized, and prosecuted.
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Off the Deep End: The Wall Street Bonus Pool and Low-Wage Workers
The financial industry’s 2014 bonuses were double the combined earnings of all Americans who work full-time at the federal minimum wage.
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Fleecing Uncle Sam
A growing number of corporations spend more on executive compensation than federal income taxes.
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Darden’s Golden Goodbyes
While the chain restaurant giant’s servers face economic uncertainty, three top executives are sailing away with $68 million in compensation
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COMBAT VS. CLIMATE: The Military and Climate Security Budgets Compared
A new report connects U.S. military engagement and the threat of climate change.
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Executive Excess 2014: The Obamacare Prescription for Bloated CEO Pay
This 21st annual report reveals hefty taxpayer savings from a little-known Affordable Care Act executive compensation reform.
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Walmart’s Executive Bonuses Cost Taxpayers Millions
New report reveals that Walmart cut its taxes by $104 million by giving executives lavish “performance-based” bonuses.
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