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Wealth of the World’s Billionaires Surged by $10 Billion Per Day in January
An economist warns that the breakneck speed of extreme wealth growth is putting more power into the hands of a tiny few.
Washington Post Refuses to Run Ad Demanding Donald Trump Fire Elon Musk
The ad had been scheduled to be delivered to members of Congress as well as subscribers at the Pentagon and White House.
On Super Bowl Sunday, Remember Billions of Taxpayer Dollars Subsidize the NFL
NFL owners opened up 20 new stadiums with the help of $4.7 billion in taxpayer funds between 1997 and 2015.
Unions Sue to Halt Musk Team’s Access to Critical Treasury Payment System
“The scale of the intrusion into individuals' privacy is massive and unprecedented,” the complaint states.
Trump Ousts 2 Key Leaders at the National Labor Relations Board
Democratic NLRB member Gwynne Wilcox called her removal “unprecedented and illegal” and vowed to challenge the decision.
Building a Better World in Trump’s Term Seems Difficult, But It’s Not Impossible
Let’s work toward a world where people’s needs are met with real programs, not diversionary rhetoric and false promises.
Report: Average Net Worth of Trump’s Top 10 Economic Advisers Tops $500 Million
Trump's economic team is a “recipe for disaster,” according to Americans for Tax Fairness Executive Director David Kass.
Trump’s Vision for a “Golden Age of America”: Oligarchy Plus Ultranationalism
Parallels between European fascism in the 1930s and Trump’s MAGA vision were on full display this week.
World’s Billionaires Saw Fortunes Rise by $2 Trillion in 2024
Oxfam’s new report estimates that 54 percent of billionaire wealth is either inherited or stems from monopoly power.
Trump Is Packing His Cabinet With Crypto, Oil and Private Prison Profiteers
Trump’s policy makers will be overseeing the industries that they run and own.