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10 Richest People in the US Gained Nearly $700B in Wealth Since Trump Reelection
In 2025, the share of total US assets owned by the wealthiest 0.1 percent reached its highest level on record.
Hurricanes Should Be Named After Fossil Fuel Executives, Climate Activist Says
Jamaica remains in a state of emergency after being battered by one of the strongest Atlantic cyclones in history.
The Real Bill de Blasio Says Mamdani’s “Vision Is Both Necessary and Achievable”
The former New York City mayor spoke out after an impersonator fooled a UK journalist at The Times of London.
Elon Musk Wants $1 Trillion to Build a “Robot Army” at Tesla
The Take Back Tesla campaign is urging shareholders to reject Musk's proposed $1 trillion compensation package.
CA Organizers’ Proposal Would Tax Billionaires to Mitigate Medicaid Cut Harm
One of the largest health care worker unions is spearheading the push to get the proposal on the November 2026 ballot.
Billionaires Meet With Cuomo to Discuss How to Defeat Mamdani
“The oligarchs are panicking,” said Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders.
Sanders Calls Elon Musk’s $1 Trillion Tesla Compensation Plan “Grossly Immoral”
“No society can survive when one man becomes a trillionaire while the working class struggles to survive,” he said.
These Billionaires Have Already Spent $19 Million in a Bid to Defeat Mamdani
Michael Bloomberg and anti-DEI pundit Bill Ackman are just two of the many billionaires showering cash on Cuomo.
Mamdani Says Billionaires Shouldn’t Exist: “What We Need More of Is Equality”
Mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani has proposed raising taxes on corporations and the wealthy in New York City.
Billionaires’ Wealth Has Skyrocketed by Over $6 Trillion Over the Past Decade
A new Oxfam report found the wealth of the global 1 percent has increased by $33.9 trillion since 2015.