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Inequality
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.
Most Workers Are Struggling as Trump and Corporate Media Tout Economic Growth
Corporations and the rich are feasting on most of the growth while workers see their wages fall.
Attacking Income Inequality by Limiting Wealth
Redistribution is not enough; we need an economy that generates less inequality in the first place.
Can a Cap Be Placed on the Incomes of the Super-Rich?
In this excerpt from “The Case for a Maximum Wage,” author Sam Pizzigati argues that a maximum wage is possible.
National Insecurity in the United States of Inequality
It's time to rethink the American national security state with its annual trillion-dollar budget.
A “Happy” World Requires Institutional Change
Countries with low income disparities and high levels of social support rank highest in the World Happiness Report.