Private Jets and Trust Fund Kids Show Where the GOP’s Tax Priorities Lie
The private jets provision in the Senate bill is indicative of who’s at the table – the wealthiest presidential cabinet in American history and their billionaire friends.
America’s Wealth Inequality Has Reached Staggering New Levels
Most concerning is the potential for these wealth hoarders to use their outsized bank accounts to buy outsized power over our government.
It’s the Best of Times for Billionaires, The Worst for Everyone Else
There’s much to learn from Dickens’ iconic story. Our revolution doesn’t have to be as bloody.
Report: Billionaire Bonanza 2017
The Forbes 400 and the Rest of Us
Perils of Top-Heavy Philanthropy
Charities are increasingly reliant on larger donations from a smaller number of high net-worth donors.
Homes Are Getting Smaller While the Wealth Gap Gets Larger
Tiny house advocates say they’re reducing their ecological footprints, but the extremely rich beneficiaries of this concentration pose a greater threat to our environment.
Our Society is Unequal By Design
A new book from veteran researcher Dean Baker looks at the rigged rules that drive wealth to concentrate in fewer and fewer hands.
Explaining the Rise in Median Wages
New Census data show rising incomes and shrinking poverty, although it’s not quite time to bust out the champagne.
The Leaders of 1776 Philadelphia Would Be Appalled at Today’s Staggering Inequality
This Fourth of July, we should remember what the founders knew: wealth concentration is a threat to the success of the nation.
Rising Inequality Hit us Twice: Once During Recession and Again in Recovery
New research shows that the same inequality that gets us into economic messes, significantly slows the clean-up.
Don’t let Koch’s New “End the Divide” Ad Fool You
The only thing Koch’s new campaign is missing is the truth: we need policies aimed at redistributing wealth.
It Doesn’t Help the Rest of Us When the Wealthy Go Shopping
Inequality apologists want you to believe that when the rich buy expensive new products, we all benefit. But our wallets tell a different story.
Our Childhood Poverty Is a Global Embarrassment
A new UNICEF report shows the U.S. lagging behind countries like Turkey and Slovakia on efforts to reduce childhood inequality, even as it ranks No. 1 in wealth.
Estate Tax to the Rescue
If nothing changes in our tax code, the wealthiest 1 percent will claim half of all U.S. wealth in just 20 years.
Do We Really Need a Billionaire Class?
Veteran analyst Gar Alperovitz is helping America see how we can create wealth without creating a super wealthy.