The Two Decades That Created Our World’s First Mass Middle Class
If we take on our rich, we can recreate that success.
In New York, the Wrong Workers Get the Biggest Pay Bumps
Last year’s Wall Street bonus pool was large enough to raise New York City’s minimum wage to $21.25 — with $24 billion left over.
How to Persuade a Billionaire
The newly formed Excessive Wealth Disorder Institute envisions a world of shared prosperity, where ultra-high net worth individuals join in the struggle for economic justice.
New Institute for Policy Studies Report Finds That an Annual Wealth Tax on the World’s Richest Could Raise $1.7 Trillion Globally
The report includes country-by-country data on wealth inequality and the revenue possibilities of national wealth taxes.
Inside Southwest’s Horrific Holidays
Blame the wealthy, not the weather.
Before COB on the First Workday of 2023, CEOs Will Make More Than the Average Annual Pay for All US Workers
Before happy hour, the typical CEO will have pocketed more than home health aides, firefighters, pre-K teachers, and other workers will make the whole year.
We should be skeptical of billionaires who pledge to share their wealth
Billionaires may claim huge tax deductions for moving money into foundations or donor-advised funds with little to no guarantee that money will ever make it to working charities.
Inequality Kills. But We Can Stop the Killing.
So argues a gripping new book from an activist physician who’s helped divine the keys to long and healthy life.
NEW REPORT: “Homecoming: The Greater Birmingham Community Speaks on Regional Cooperation and a More Inclusive Economy”
The Institute for Policy Studies and Alabama Arise’s professional study findings expose the critical issues that impact Greater Birmingham residents — and the solutions they want to see.
Why Do Billionaires So Love Owning Newspapers?
You never know when an editorial can come in handy. Just ask Jeff Bezos.
Republican ‘Solutions’ Will Make Inflation Worse
If cutting corporate tax rates and making billionaires wealthier actually fixed inflation, it would have been fixed ages ago.
NJ Activists are Fed up With Corporations Pocketing Subsidies Without Creating Local Jobs
The November ballot in Camden may include a proposal to require companies to report how many jobs they’re creating for residents of the low-income city.
A Pastor Marches for A Moral, Equitable Economy for All
The Poor People’s Campaign marched on Washington to demand that politicians legislate to protect the fundamental rights of 140 million poor and low-wealth people in America. Here’s why a pastor from New York joined them.
Two Nations Joined at the Hip by English — and Inequity
The UK and the USA have each spent the last half-century enriching the few and failing the many.
Crypto Is a Risky Bet for Black Americans
There are better ways to close the racial wealth gap while giving a leg up to Americans of every color.