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COVID “Vaccine Billionaires” Strike It Rich as Poor Nations Struggle for Access
The combined wealth of nine new billionaires could cover the cost of vaccinating everyone in low-income countries.
COVID Profiteering Exposes the Need to Make Marxism Accessible to All
“A People’s Guide to Capitalism” demystifies and makes accessible the fundamental concepts of Marxist economics.
Billionaires’ Pandemic Profits Alone Could Pay for Most of Infrastructure Plan
American billionaires’ collective wealth has grown by 55 percent to a whopping $4.56 trillion during the pandemic.
Koch-Backed Donor Network Wants to Blame COVID Deaths on Public Health Measures
A billionaire-backed fund is promoting a deregulation agenda critical of prevailing public health recommendations.
Without a Wealth Tax, COVID’s Legacy Will Be Acceleration of Inequality
The world's 2,365 billionaires have seen their collective fortunes grow by $4 trillion during the pandemic.
US Billionaires Like Amazon’s Jeff Bezos Saw Wealth Grow by $1.3 Trillion
The massive gains come as pressure grows on lawmakers to impose new taxes on the top 1 percent.
Our Taxes Subsidize as Much as 74 Cents of Every Dollar Donated by a Billionaire
Our system subsidizes the “generous” donations of billionaires in the form of lost tax revenue.
Bernie Sanders Is on a Mission to Tax Billionaire CEOs
Sanders and Warren proposed a bill to raise taxes on corporations that pay CEOs 50 times what they pay average workers.
Mercers, Thiel Drop Millions Into “Hillbilly Elegy” Author’s Possible Senate Run
Billionaires who bankrolled Trump donated more than $10 million to a super PAC supporting J.D. Vance's Ohio campaign.
Wealth Gained by Billionaires Amid COVID Could Pay for Two-Thirds of Relief Bill
The wealthiest 657 billionaires in the U.S. are $1.3 trillion richer than they were last March.