Truthout
Wealth Gap
Fighting Inequality in One of the Nation’s Most Unequal States
Recovery For All is demanding tax reform as a crucial step toward reducing racial and economic disparity in Connecticut.
Billionaires’ Pandemic Profits Alone Could Pay for Most of Infrastructure Plan
American billionaires’ collective wealth has grown by 55 percent to a whopping $4.56 trillion during the pandemic.
Women Perform 12.5 Billion Hours of Unpaid Labor Every Day
If compensated for the care work they perform, women worldwide would be owed $10.8 trillion.
The US Gave Slavers Their Land Back. What About Black Folks’ Reparations?
H.R. 40, the bill for a commission to study reparations, can help fulfill the promise of “40 acres and a mule."
Women Still Take Home Less Money Than They’ve Rightfully Earned
If we paid women equal pay for equal work, they would add $512 billion to the economy.
Cities Across US Are Stripping Homeless People of Their Autonomy
Politicians in San Francisco, Los Angeles and San Diego are attacking the self-determination of homeless people.
Why Co-ops and Community Farms Can’t Close the Racial Wealth Gap
Circulating local dollars can't create wealth when there's not enough to begin with.
The Time Is Now to Push for Real Populist Tax Reform
If Trump wants to eliminate the "death tax" — let's push for an expanded inheritance tax instead.
Building an Army to Fight Runaway Inequality
How can unions help create a social movement to take on Wall Street's economic and political dominance?
CEOs Now Make 300 Times More Than Their Workers. This City Is Putting a Stop to That
Runaway CEO pay contributes to income inequality and harms companies. Local governments aren't waiting for a federal fix.