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Inequality
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.
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.