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Project 2025 and GOP Agenda Would Increase Poverty and Wealth Gap, Experts Say
A new report finds GOP policies would exacerbate hardship in order to give tax breaks to the wealthy and corporations.
Neoliberal Policies Associated With Reaganomics Actually Started With Carter
Historian David N. Gibbs, author of “The Revolt of the Rich,” says we mustn’t whitewash President Carter’s record.
Lowest Paying Corporations Have Spent Half Trillion on Stock Buybacks Since 2019
Between 2019 and 2023, the 100 companies in the S&P 500 with the lowest median wages spent $522 billion on buybacks.
From Weapons to Fossil Fuels — 10 Firms Control $50 Trillion of Global Wealth
A new book, “Titans of Capital,” shows how the 0.05 percent concentrate wealth by investing in industries of mass death.
Sanders Calls Income and Wealth Inequality Issues “We Don’t Talk About”
“Both political parties are significantly controlled by big money interests,” Sanders said at the event.
World Could Raise $2.1 Trillion Annually by Adopting Spain’s Wealth Tax
A tax on the top 0.5 percent of households could raise enough to finance climate action as well as other pressing needs.
Bangladesh’s President Dissolves Parliament After Prime Minister’s Resignation
The military says an interim government will be formed to lead the country to new elections, but its makeup is unclear.
Bangladesh Cracks Down on Student-Led Protests Over Jobs, Inequality, Corruption
At least 174 people have been killed after police and soldiers were granted “shoot-on-sight” orders.
Ahead of the Debates, What Are the Myths and Realities of Biden’s Economy?
Progressive economist Robert Pollin weighs in on “Bidenomics” and the economic policies of Trump’s administration.
The Most Common Essential Jobs in the US Don’t Pay a Living Wage
The economy is improving, but inequality is tearing the US apart. Democrats ignore working-class pain at their peril.