Interview | Economy & Labor The Only Solution to “Wealth Supremacy” Is a Democratic Economy Our economy must center human outcomes rather than rising share prices, says social theorist and author Marjorie Kelly. By C.J. Polychroniou , Truthout January 21, 2024 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor Bipartisan Tax Bill Offers Generous Corporate Tax Relief, Inadequate Poverty Aid A proposed bill increases the child tax credit, but fails the poorest families. Yet corporations would see a windfall. By Tyler Walicek , Truthout January 20, 2024 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor Poll: 74 Percent of Millionaires in G20 Countries Support Higher Taxes on Wealth Meanwhile, 260 millionaires and billionaires signed a letter imploring leaders to raise taxes on rich people like them. By Jake Johnson , CommonDreams January 17, 2024 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor World’s 5 Richest Men Have Added $14M to Their Wealth Every Hour Since 2020 Elon Musk was the biggest winner of the last three years, multiplying his fortune by over seven times. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout January 15, 2024 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor In 41 States, Richest 1 Percent Pay Lowest Tax Rate of Any Group In 34 states, the families with the lowest incomes pay the highest tax rate of any other group. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout January 10, 2024 Truthout
Interview | Economy & Labor Workers at Boeing Subcontractor Told to Falsify Records, New Investigation Finds "Employees had tried to warn corporate officials about serious safety problems," says David Sirota of The Lever. By Amy Goodman & Juan González , DemocracyNow! January 9, 2024 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor US’s Wealthiest Collectively Held $8.5 Trillion in Untaxed Assets in 2022 "This is why we need a billionaire income tax," Americans for Tax Fairness said. By Jake Johnson , CommonDreams January 4, 2024 Truthout
Interview | Economy & Labor We Must Reckon With the Most Dangerous System of Extinction Humans Ever Created Capitalism, especially U.S. militarized capitalism, is a structural extinction force we need to confront foremost. By Peter Handel , Truthout December 30, 2023 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor 28 Million People in the US Experienced Food Scarcity This Fall “A full 10 million older Americans worry about having enough food, which is unacceptable,” said one advocate. By Michael La Corte , Salon December 28, 2023 Truthout
News Analysis | Economy & Labor Student Loan Repayments Weigh on Young People Facing Holiday Spending Borrowers were already struggling to make ends meet before the pandemic payment pause ended in October. By Nadra Nittle , The19th December 22, 2023 Truthout