Truthout
Inequality
The Only Solution to “Wealth Supremacy” Is a Democratic Economy
Our economy must center human outcomes rather than rising share prices, says social theorist and author Marjorie Kelly.
Bipartisan Tax Bill Offers Generous Corporate Tax Relief, Inadequate Poverty Aid
A proposed bill increases the child tax credit, but fails the poorest families. Yet corporations would see a windfall.
Richest 1 Percent Produced as Many Emissions as Poorest Two-Thirds of Humanity
Annual emissions of the super rich cancel out emissions-reduction impact of nearly a million onshore wind turbines.
Debt Abolition Activists Gear Up for Countersummit as World Bank and IMF Meet
Activists from the global movement for debt abolition are converging October 12-15 in Marrakesh, Morocco.
Unionized Autoworkers Are Taking on a Three-Headed Behemoth of Big Capital
The bosses who are blocking the auto workers’ demands are also architects of war and oil-driven planetary destruction.
Big Real Estate Says Regulations Caused Housing Crisis, But They Wrote the Rules
The problem with our housing system is that by design some people stand to make a lot of money from the lack of supply.
Countries’ Paltry Climate Pledges Will Let the International Working Class Burn
The elevated risks from delaying structural change could mean no transition at all — and a pathway to catastrophe.
We Can’t Tackle Gun Violence Until We Address Racial Inequity
Years of abandonment of working-class Black communities and incredible wealth inequality lies at the root of this issue.
Guaranteed Income Programs Are Uplifting Oppressed Communities Across the US
Many of these initiatives are aimed at helping Black mothers, trans residents and formerly incarcerated people.
How Do We Prevent Gun Violence Without Police? Look to Abolitionists.
Building authentic relationships is key to creating lasting safety beyond the reach of institutions of carceral control.