The Appalling Numbers Behind America’s CEO Pay

Julia Conley / Common Dreams Aug 15, 2019 A new study finds that compensation for top executives has climbed 1,000% since 1978 while wages have remained virtually flat. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Amazon Is Proof Positive That Capitalism Is Failing

Paul Buchheit / Common Dreams  Feb 18, 2019 The online behemoth won't pay a cent in federal taxes this year. What better argument for democratic socialism could we possibly need? Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Minimum Wage Rising in 20 States and Numerous Cities

DAVID A. LIEB / The Associated Press Dec 30, 2018 State and local wage laws come amid a multi-year push by unions and progressive groups to raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour nationwide. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

It’s True: Your Boss Is Making More Than You Do. Maybe 3,101 Times More.

Ilana Novick Aug 16, 2018 The wage gap is only getting worse, the Economic Policy Institute finds. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

A Good Day on Wall Street Is a Bad Day for Most Americans

Lee Camp / Truthdig Feb 16, 2018 The U.S. economy is not based on health, happiness and life. It needs our death, misery and hardship in order to thrive. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Media Fact-Checking Leads to Odd Nuances, Even Errors

Adam Johnson / FAIR Feb 12, 2018 Corporate media seem particularly sensitive about politicians highlighting inequality, as evidenced by The New York Times' recent check of a statement by Rep. Joseph Kennedy III. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Capitalism: The Nightmare

Paul Street / Truthdig Sep 20, 2017 As American activist Joel Kovel wrote six years ago, "The future will be eco-socialist, because without eco-socialism there will be no future." Dig deeper ( 13 Min. Read )

Missouri Takes Away St. Louis’ Minimum Wage Hike

Jordan Riefe / Truthdig Aug 30, 2017 Legislators pre-empt an ordinance that would have gradually raised the local base pay from the state's level of $7.70 an hour to $11. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The Decline in Union Membership Is Hurting All of Us

By Deirdre Fulton / Common Dreams Aug 31, 2016 A new report says that "rebuilding our system of collective bargaining is an important tool available for fueling wage growth and ending the era of persistent wage stagnation." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Republicans Are Responsible for Poor Economic Recovery, Study Says

Staff / Truthdig Aug 13, 2016 The Economic Policy Institute blames the weak comeback from the 2008 recession on GOP policies at local, state and federal levels. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Carl’s Jr. Wants to Replace Human Workers With Bots to Save Money and Increase Profits

Donald Kaufman / Truthdig Mar 19, 2016 Machines are "always polite, they always upsell, they never take a vacation, they never show up late, there's never a slip-and-fall, or an age, sex, or race discrimination case," says the parent company's $17,192-a-day chief executive. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

CEO Pay at Top U.S. Companies Up 54 Percent Since Start of Recovery

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jun 25, 2015 The average American worker would have to toil for about five weeks, with no days off, to earn what a CEO makes in an hour. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )