Truthout
Inequality
For Every $1 Gained by a Bottom 90 Percenter Since 2020, a Billionaire Got $1.7M
A report finds the top 1 percent seized twice the new wealth as the rest of the world in the past two years.
We Can’t Combat Inequality Without First Valuing Care Work
A feminist political economy addresses gender inequalities, but also seeks to rectify inequalities in labor division.
Climate Crisis Made Everyday Life More Expensive in 2022
Here is a look at some of the ways climate change came back to bite us at the cash register in 2022.
States Take Tax Revenue Vital for Funding Tribal Services
State and local governments often tax economic activity on tribal land, reducing what tribes can collect for themselves.
US Multimillionaires’ Wages Rose in 2021, While Bottom 90 Percent Got Pay Cut
The bottom 90 percent got a wage cut in 2021, but the top 0.1 percent got a wage raise of 18.5 percent.
“A Giveaway to the Rich”: Progressives Slam Omnibus Retirement Provisions
“A multibillion-dollar tax cut for the rich should not be the last act of a Democratic Congress," said one critic.
NAFTA’s Imposed Poverty Paved the Way for Mexico’s Informal Work Economy
Roughly 60 percent of people employed in Mexico are informal workers with no safety net.
Low-Wage Workers Such as Beauticians Face Unnecessary Licensing Burdens
Multiple studies show that mandatory licensing hurts workers financially, reduces employment and raises consumer costs.
The Fed’s Response to Rising Inflation Protects the Wealthy at Workers’ Expense
Leftist economists Gerald Epstein and Robert Pollin offer an alternative vision for how to combat rising inflation.
Educator Jeffrey Duncan-Andrade: Teachers Must Fight Inequality, Not Create It
Schools typically see children as broken and try to fix them, but it’s our schools and society that is broken.