
America’s Wealthy Want to Silence the Income Inequality Discussion
The richest among us are preaching the ‘opportunity’ gospel. Don’t fall for it.
The richest among us are preaching the ‘opportunity’ gospel. Don’t fall for it.
Contrary to Donald Trump’s redbaiting campaign, progressive initiatives such as imposing heavier taxes on the nation’s wealthiest citizens and corporations, establishing a universal health care system and forging ahead with the proposed Green New Deal actually have bipartisan support.
Critics dismiss it as a dream. But that’s precisely what it is. It’s visionary.
Those rare moments when our political class suddenly starts viewing the nation’s richest through a skeptical lens can help trigger real social change.
Linking the top tax rate to minimum wage could be the key to incentivizing wealthy Americans to shrink income inequality.
Three US families have a combined wealth of $348.7bn. As their generations expand, we are are drifting toward a society governed by the rich.
Now just three families own a combined fortune of $348.7 billion, which is four million times the median wealth of a U.S. family
Amazon’s wage hike is welcome news, but nobody’s well-being should depend on the whims of billionaire CEOs.
New Economic Policy Institute research exposes just how top-heavy many of the places Americans call home have become.
Some rich people fly first class to fancy hotels. Others fly private jets to private islands.
Deep digging discussions and book signing with IPS analyst Sam Pizzigati about his book on how egalitarians worldwide are demonstrating that fair income ratios between rich and poor could be both economically viable and politically practical.
The lasting impact of slavery, red-lining, and mass incarceration, and how they contribute to today’s massive racial wealth gap.
The Poor People’s Campaign’s first week of nonviolent moral direct actions will shine a spotlight on the problems of women in poverty.
The late leader didn’t just criticize racial segregation. He called for an end to economic injustice.
More than 1.7 million viewers tuned in to Bernie Sanders’ inequality town hall streamed on Facebook Live, with tens of thousands more watching it later.