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Inequality
Sanders: 1 Percent Has Sapped $79T in Wealth From Bottom 90 Percent Since 1975
In 2023 alone, $3.9 trillion was sapped from the bottom 90 percent — enough to give every worker a $32,000 raise.
Private Equity Firms Tighten Stranglehold on US, Angling for Boons Under Trump
Private equity has fingers in our homes, hospitals and jobs. Resisting it is crucial to our fight for a just society.
Behind Trump Tariffs Is Capital’s Warfare Against the Working Class
Trump’s tariffs will escalate exploitation and desperation of US workers. That’s the point.
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.
What Do Trump’s Tariffs Really Mean for the US Working Class?
Trump’s challenge to the neoliberal order is aimed at increasing capitalists’ profits, not helping workers.
LA Fires Didn’t Discriminate in Their Destruction — But Recovery Efforts Could
Amid rent gouging, land speculators and insurance woes, the cost of rebuilding may exceed working people’s means.
The US Is Seeing Quickly Widening Gaps in Life Expectancy Between Groups
A new study shows the disparities — largely along lines of race, class and geography — have nearly doubled since 2000.
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.
MLK’s Legacy Is One of Class Struggle. To Fight Trump, We Must Carry His Torch.
Project 2025 aims to recreate the state-sanctioned discrimination and inequality that our ancestors fought to end.
There’s Much to Say About Economics of War, But Most Economists Won’t Address It
Traditional economics virtually ignores war, even though economic triggers directly contribute to conflicts.