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Inequality
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The Biggest Threat to the 99% Isn’t the 1%, It’s the 0.1%
Unpack the numbers on the highest earners and there's a stark division between the well-off and the dangerously affluent.
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Sadistic Capitalism: Six Urgent Matters for Humanity in Global Crisis
This current crisis of global capitalism is not the same as earlier structural crises. This one is fast becoming sadistic.
“Stop Oppressing Us”: Detroit Teachers Speak
Detroit teachers are protesting what they say is an unaccountable school system that has harmed students' educations.
How the Supreme Court Made Economic Inequality a Whole Lot Worse
The Supreme Court of recent memory has enhanced a powerful minority at the expense of the majority.
The Blue State Model: How the Democrats Created a “Liberalism of the Rich“
If the Democrats are now the party of inequality, then what in the world are the Republicans?
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Millionaires in New York Want to Pay Higher Taxes, and More
They have signed on to a letter to Gov. Andrew Cuomo asking him to make their temporary high tax rates permanent.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Several Industries’ Sole Purpose Is Exploiting the Poor, and More
Without some big changes to our United States Congress, scamming poor people for money will remain a lucrative business model.
Inequality Casts a Long Shadow
We can write about the evils of inequality all we want, but unless we offer lasting remedies for them, our analysis must remain partial and open to valid criticism.
What Keeping Oil in the Ground Can Do for Economic Inequality
A successful energy transition to renewables could not only rescue the planet but create a more just economy.
Why the Next President Must Reform Wall Street
Sen. Bernie Sanders' financial reform agenda is a concern to some of the most powerful on Wall Street.