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Wealth Inequality
Let’s Establish a Wealth Tax — and Give Every Family $25,000 a Year
An annual $25,000 income to every family would create a hugely dynamic and inclusive economy.
The Real College Admissions Scandal Is Structural Inequality
Inequality was not a natural outcome of the market and technology -- it was manufactured by design.
Survival of the Richest — All Are Equal, Except Those Who Aren’t
Inequality is the economic great wall between those with power and those without it.
The Growing Wealth Gap Marks the Return of Oligarchy
What can be done so wealth is no longer concentrated with the few? Economist Thomas Weisskopf discusses.
Study Shows Richest 0.00025 Percent Owns More Wealth Than Bottom 150 Million Americans
Many 2020 presidential candidates are pushing taxation on the rich to reduce the US's staggering inequality.
26 Billionaires Own as Much as World’s 3.8 Billion Poorest People
The wealth of the world's poorest fell by $500 million each day in 2018.
IRS Cuts Audits of Rich, Steps Up Audits of Poor After Budget Cuts
Thanks to GOP budget cuts, the IRS allows rich people to avoid paying billions while persecuting the working poor.
GOP Readies $600 Billion Tax Giveaway for the Rich
Republican efforts to double down on their tax cuts for the rich continue.
Hurricane Season Not Only Brings Destruction and Death but Rising Inequality Too
Natural disasters are taking a heavy toll.
House Progressives Introduce “People’s Budget”
The plan ends the systematic inequality in our tax system by making corporations pay their fair share.