Bailing Out the Rich — Again
In a deeply unequal America, our democracy clearly has a problem legislating emergency relief without further enriching the already rich.
Why CEO Pay Belongs at the Center of the Coronavirus Bailout Debate
The fact that so many Americans are facing dire circumstances now is a direct result of the exploitation economy and we should take this opportunity to change it.
In 2008 We Bailed Out Companies, But Not People. Are We About To Do It Again?
Why debate the coronavirus bill currently before Congress? When Congress rushed through a massive stimulus plan in 2008, it ended up bailing out big businesses but not regular people.
100 House Democrats Call for Cap on CEO-Worker Pay Gaps at Bailed-Out Firms
Meanwhile, Republicans have proposed pathetically weak executive pay restrictions for companies relying on taxpayer support.
How to Wage War, FDR-Style, on Our Pandemic
Legislators proposing major stimulus packages must ensure bailout dollars are funneled to workers, not executives or shareholders.
How to Make the Airline Bailout Work for Workers, Not Just CEOs
The government should provide direct wage subsidies to airline workers while restricting CEO pay to no more than 50 times median wages.
Braggadocio in the White House, Carcinogens in Our Neighborhoods
In Trump America, science no match for ‘free market’ fundamentalists and CEOs chasing windfalls.
California Debate Over CEO Pay Tax Foreshadows Federal Fight
Abigail Disney testified in support of a California state senate bill to tax large CEO-worker pay gaps before the committee voted to advance the proposal.
Threat of War Inflates Stock Holdings of Military Contractor CEOs
As long as the top executives of our privatized war economy can reap unlimited rewards, the profit motive for war in Iran, or anywhere, will persist.
How to Stop CEOs from Earning 1,000 Times More Than Their Workers
The Tax Excessive CEO Pay Act could incentivize less harmful corporate executive behavior while raising revenue that could be used to reduce inequality.
Putting the Brakes on Corporate America’s Inequality Engine
The Tax Excessive CEO Pay Act, landmark new legislation before Congress, links corporate taxes to the CEO-worker pay divide.
Sanders, Lee, and Tlaib Lead Effort to Tax Huge CEO-Worker Pay Gaps
The House-Senate companion bill addresses corporate America’s extreme disparities, giving firms an incentive to lift up the bottom and bring down the top of their pay scales.
It’s time for a Conquest Against CEO Pay
In 2018, fifty publicly traded U.S. corporations paid their CEOs more than 1,000 times what they paid their median workers.
Where Is ‘Line Worker Barbie’?
CEO-worker pay gaps are the clearest proof that corporations like Mattel and many others don’t respect their employees.
Have Researchers Just Hit an Inequality Trifecta?
Three new sets of stats help us understand why America’s 400 richest have never been richer.