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 )

The Problem Threatening the Entire American Middle Class

Dedrick Asante-Muhammad / OtherWords Oct 29, 2019 As the U.S. becomes more diverse, the shocking racial wealth divide is no longer a challenge for disenfranchised minorities alone. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Census: Inequality Grew, Including in Heartland States

MIKE SCHNEIDER / The Associated Press Sep 26, 2019 The gap between the haves and have-nots in the U.S. is at its highest level in more than 50 years of tracking income inequality. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The 5 Biggest Corporate Lies About Unions

Robert Reich / Truthdig Sep 3, 2019 Business executives will say anything to protect their bottom lines. The reality is that organizing is good for workers and the country. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

The Defining Scam of the Neoliberal Era

Taya Graham, Stephen Janis and Jaisal Noor / The Real News Network Sep 3, 2019 Taya Graham, Stephen Janis and Jaisal Noor of The Real News Network explain how public-private partnerships have created exclusive playgrounds for the ultrarich. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )