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Wealth Inequality
US Billionaires Like Amazon’s Jeff Bezos Saw Wealth Grow by $1.3 Trillion
The massive gains come as pressure grows on lawmakers to impose new taxes on the top 1 percent.
IRS Researchers Find Top 1% of US Households Don’t Report About 21% of Income
The new analysis finds that these households often use complex tax avoidance strategies to outmaneuver audits.
Bernie Sanders Calls Jeff Bezos to Testify Before Senate About Income Inequality
The hearing will feature testimony from a pro-union Amazon employee as Alabama Amazon workers vote on union formation.
As US Mourns 500,000 Lives, Billionaires Gained $1.3 Trillion During Pandemic
The U.S.'s 664 billionaires now have a combined net worth of $4.2 trillion.
Biden Needs to Make Closing the Racial Wealth Divide a Priority on Day One
The incoming administration can take bold action by creating a White House Office of Racial Economic Equity.
New Report Shows Top Billionaires’ Wealth Skyrocketing During Pandemic
The richest Americans are getting richer as millions struggle to afford basic necessities.
Biden’s First 100 Days Should Be Focused on Policies Protecting Most Vulnerable
A fusion politics of the poor and dispossessed can awaken the moral imagination of the nation.
Billionaires Now Collectively Hold a Record-Breaking $10 Trillion in Wealth
Among the most important factors contributing to the explosion in billionaire wealth are Trump's 2017 tax cuts.
The First 2020 Presidential Debate Needs to Address Wealth and Income Inequality
In these days of despair over democracy, we desperately need to discuss how economically unequal we have become.
New Sanders Bill Would Tax “Obscene” Pandemic Windfall of Billionaires
The tax would help fund the U.S. recovery from the pandemic and resulting economic collapse.