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Inequality
Trump Tax Plan 2.0 Cements the Worst Economic Policy in a Generation
Wealth consolidation at the top is the unstated but intended goal of this tax plan.
Ten Years on, the Crisis of Global Capitalism Never Really Ended
The political backlash to the crash of 2008 has only just begun.
Retrospectives of the Financial Crisis Leave Out Its Victims
Where are the voices of the millions of families who suffered foreclosure and eviction?
Cheap Tricks With Economic Statistics: The Democratic Version
Wages growing modestly does not mean that people should be satisfied with the current state of the economy.
End of “Net-Metering” Casts Shadow Over Future of New York Solar
Several states have either ended or weakened net-metering under political pressure from large utilities.
Trump’s Economy Is on a Path to a Bust
The Trump economy transfers more wealth and buying power from American workers to the wealthy 1 percent.
Executive Excess: How Taxpayers Subsidize Giant Corporate Pay Gaps
The really big buckets of taxpayer money go to the federal government’s top contractors.
Trump Proposes $100 Billion Gift to Richest 1 Percent
Concerns for “fiscal sustainability” are quickly dropped when it comes time to deliver gifts to the rich.
Hurricane Season Not Only Brings Destruction and Death but Rising Inequality Too
Natural disasters are taking a heavy toll.
Government Inaction on Climate Change Hits World’s Poor the Hardest
Rob Nixon discusses more.