If the Minimum Wage Had Increased as Much as Wall Street Bonuses Since 1985, It Would Be Worth $44 Today
The 2020 bonus pool for 182,100 securities industry employees could pay for more than 1 million jobs at a $15 minimum wage for a year.
A Senator Against CEOs Making Over 50 Times What Workers Make Now Has a Gavel
And that senator is using his gavel to boost a bill that ups taxes on firms that pay executives outrageously more than their workers.
How the CEO-Worker Pay Gap Deepens Income and Wealth Inequality
While working families are suffering under the pandemic, corporate boards have bent the rules to protect massive CEO paychecks.
Did America’s Greediest Corporation Just Become Greedier?
Recently added to the Walmart governing board: still another expert in enriching top execs at worker and taxpayer expense.
Frist Family Leads Pandemic Profiteer Parade in Health Sector
For-profit hospital billionaire owners see their wealth increase by $8.1 billion since March 2020.
Greed in the Suites, from Walgreens to Walmart
Donald Trump may have made his exit, but the CEOs his years smiled upon haven’t gone anywhere.
Why Can’t CEOs Pay For Their Own 3-Martini Lunch?
Buried in the COVID relief deal is a provision that will require taxpayers to subsidize lavish business meals for corporate executives.
San Franciscans Vote Overwhelmingly to Rein in Overpaid CEOs
A ballot measure to increase taxes on corporations with extreme gaps between CEO and median worker pay sailed through on a 65-35 margin.
Out of the UK, a Bold Pay Prescription for a Post-Trump America
Two British think tanks are calling for a cap on the compensation that goes to corporate chiefs.
How We Can Save Aviation Without Enriching Airline CEOs
We can funnel our virus aid tax dollars only to airlines that keep their pay gaps modest.
How Military Contracting Hides Human Costs and Increases Inequality
Some 8,000 U.S. contractors have died abroad since 9/11, compared to 7,000 U.S. troops.
Fair Tax Solutions for Cities Facing COVID-19 Budget Crises
The economic impact of the Covid-19 pandemic has strained municipal budgets. How can cities close the gap fairly?
Still More Reasons to Defund Our CEOs
Their relentless rush to hit the pay jackpot is fueling the calamities that confront us.
America’s Biggest CEOs Last Year Said They Cared About Us All. They Lied.
America’s corporate dividend cascade is revealing the emptiness of the top exec pledge to value workers, not just shareholders.
Shed No Tears for CEOs with Sinking Share Prices
In today’s corporate pay environment, even a global pandemic can’t deny chief executives their windfalls.