Editorial Cartoons

Wealth Gap

Peter Kuper Jun 13, 2024 Dig deeper

Economic Justice

Millennial Wealth Is Booming — and So Is Inequality

Zachary Van Winkle, Anette Fasang, Rob J. Gruijters, Nicole Kapelle / Inequality.org Jun 12, 2024 The relatively decent financial state of Millennials as a whole is buoyed by the few that are wildly wealthy while the majority struggle. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Editorial Cartoons

CEO and Worker Pay

Jeff Koterba Apr 1, 2024 Dig deeper

Politics

There’s Nothing Wrong With a Little Nauseous Optimism

Robert Reich / Substack Mar 12, 2024 There is plenty to be concerned about in November, but there's no reason to dwell in despair. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Economic Justice

Oxfam Report: As the Rich Get Richer, Global Poverty Deepens

Tanupriya Singh / Peoples Dispatch Jan 17, 2024 The world could see its first trillionaire within a decade. Meanwhile, it will take more than 200 years to end global poverty, according to a report by Oxfam International. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Business & Economy

The Big Three’s CEOs Are Ripping Off Their Companies

Dean Baker / Beat the Press Oct 3, 2023 Bloated CEO pay in the in the U.S. is indicative of a corrupt corporate governance structure. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Editorial Cartoons

Ignoring Water Shortages

Peter Kuper Oct 2, 2023 Dig deeper

Economic Justice

The Long Struggle Over Taxing the Rich

Julia Rosen / Investigate West Aug 24, 2023 Efforts to enforce progressive taxation have long been blocked by conservative groups, with backing from big business. Dig deeper ( 16 Min. Read )

Economic Justice

The Tesla Take On Sharing Wealth

Sam Pizzigati / Inequality.org Aug 15, 2023 Corporations like Tesla that pay their top execs hundreds of times more than what they pay their workers should not get federal aid. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Opinion

Nader: Corporate Personhood is at the Root of Inequality

Ralph Nader / Nader.org Feb 6, 2023 Inequality between corporations and citizens affects the Congress, state legislatures, elections, and the selection of judges. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

The Disaster of Utopian Engineering

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Jan 28, 2020 Neoliberalism, the latest utopian project, aims at concentrating wealth in the hands of the few while reducing the many to peonage. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Proof That the Rich Have Won America’s Class War

Ilana Novick / Truthdig Dec 9, 2019 Multiple studies this year show just how deeply inequality prevails the world over. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )