Middle- and Lower-Income U.S. Households Losing Ground, Report Says

By Nadia Prupis / Common Dreams May 13, 2016 Poorer households saw their income drop from a median of $26,373 in 1999 to $23,811 in 2014, and middle-class incomes fell too, according to new research. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Escaping Tax Regimes

Paresh Nath, Cagle Cartoons, The Khaleej Times, UAE Apr 11, 2016 Dig deeper

Noise Machine Blocks Reporters From Hearing What Hillary Said at Fundraiser With ‘1 Percent’ (Video)

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Apr 9, 2016 Reporters can’t tell you what Hillary Clinton said at a fundraiser for wealthy donors in Denver on Thursday because her campaign apparently employed a noise machine that prevented anyone outside the grounds from hearing. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

What’s Missing From the Technical Analysis of the Panama Papers

Emma Niles / Truthdig Apr 6, 2016 Although the year-long, concerted effort of hundreds of journalists is an admirable feat, their analysis may be overlooking crucial evidence involving corruption by Western corporations and billionaires. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Richest 62 People Are as Wealthy as Half the World’s Population

Roisin Davis / Truthdig Jan 18, 2016 British charity Oxfam calls for a crackdown on tax havens after its report finds the world's wealthiest hiding $7.6 trillion from taxes. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

20 U.S. Billionaires Now Own as Much Wealth as Half of All Americans

Staff / Truthdig Dec 5, 2015 A new report reveals that the real wealth gap in America is not between the 1 percent and the 99 percent, but between the .0001 percent and everybody else. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

New 2015 Wealth Data Reveal U.S. Inequality at Its Ugliest

By Paul Buchheit, Common Dreams Oct 19, 2015 According to new data, nearly 50 million of America's 243 million adults are part of the world's poorest 10 percent. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

A Campaign Finance Reform Plan That Might Actually Work

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jul 20, 2015 By early July, Rep. John Sarbanes, D-Md., had quietly garnered 160 co-sponsors and the support of House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi for a bill that would use public funds to counter expenditures on political campaigns by wealthy donors. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

American Billionaire

Randall Enos, Cagle Cartoons May 27, 2015 Dig deeper

The U.S. and Israel Have the Worst Income Inequality in the Developed World

Roisin Davis / Truthdig May 22, 2015 A new report finds that the gap between rich and poor in the developed world is at its highest level in 30 years in most countries -- and that the U.S. and Israel are leading the trend. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Moochers and Takers

Pat Bagley, Salt Lake Tribune, Cagle Cartoons May 21, 2015 Dig deeper

The Obamas’ Net Worth Is as Much as $6.9 Million

Roisin Davis / Truthdig May 16, 2015 The first family almost qualifies as 1 percenters, with a 2014 adjusted gross income a bit shy of the $521,411 that would put them among the richest segment of Americans, according to financial disclosures released Friday. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )