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Ignoring Water Shortages

Peter Kuper Oct 2, 2023 Dig deeper

The Long Struggle Over Taxing the Rich

Julia Rosen / Investigate West Aug 24, 2023 Efforts to enforce progressive taxation have long been blocked by conservative groups, with backing from big business. Dig deeper ( 16 Min. Read )

Economic Justice

The Tesla Take On Sharing Wealth

Sam Pizzigati / Inequality.org Aug 15, 2023 Corporations like Tesla that pay their top execs hundreds of times more than what they pay their workers should not get federal aid. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Opinion

Nader: Corporate Personhood is at the Root of Inequality

Ralph Nader / Nader.org Feb 6, 2023 Inequality between corporations and citizens affects the Congress, state legislatures, elections, and the selection of judges. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

The Disaster of Utopian Engineering

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Jan 28, 2020 Neoliberalism, the latest utopian project, aims at concentrating wealth in the hands of the few while reducing the many to peonage. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Proof That the Rich Have Won America’s Class War

Ilana Novick / Truthdig Dec 9, 2019 Multiple studies this year show just how deeply inequality prevails the world over. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The Problem Threatening the Entire American Middle Class

Dedrick Asante-Muhammad / OtherWords Oct 29, 2019 As the U.S. becomes more diverse, the shocking racial wealth divide is no longer a challenge for disenfranchised minorities alone. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Census: Inequality Grew, Including in Heartland States

MIKE SCHNEIDER / The Associated Press Sep 26, 2019 The gap between the haves and have-nots in the U.S. is at its highest level in more than 50 years of tracking income inequality. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The 5 Biggest Corporate Lies About Unions

Robert Reich / Truthdig Sep 3, 2019 Business executives will say anything to protect their bottom lines. The reality is that organizing is good for workers and the country. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

The Defining Scam of the Neoliberal Era

Taya Graham, Stephen Janis and Jaisal Noor / The Real News Network Sep 3, 2019 Taya Graham, Stephen Janis and Jaisal Noor of The Real News Network explain how public-private partnerships have created exclusive playgrounds for the ultrarich. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Robert Reich: CEOs Have the Whole System Gamed

Robert Reich / Truthdig Aug 23, 2019 Corporate executives have looted the economy, pushing inequality to historic levels. Here's how we remove big money from our democracy. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Robert Reich: America Urgently Needs a Wealth Tax

Robert Reich / Truthdig May 14, 2019 Much has been made about income inequality, but we can only rebalance our economy when we close the gap separating the rich from the poor. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )