Taking Aim at Overpaid CEOs
Landmark San Francisco and Los Angeles ballot initiatives aim to hike taxes on corporations with huge gaps between CEO and worker pay.
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Sixteen Billionaires Who Made Their Fortunes Off the Backs of Low-Wage Workers
Such obscene inequality is spurring actions to use tax policy to shrink billionaire fortunes.
The Billionaire Circus Is Back. Forgive Me If I Don’t Clap.
The annual rankings of the world’s wealthiest are the opposite of light entertainment.
We Went on Rent Strike and Won
My fellow tenants and I were able to win rent relief and repairs at Bowen Tower Apartments in Raytown, Missouri.
Union Candidates Can Win Back Working-Class Voters
Candidates with union backgrounds can help labor and the Democratic Party, a new report argues, but they are rarely recruited to run.
Rural America Needs to Band Together Against Corporate Greed
New schemes for fully robotic farming could push the last remaining farmers — and their communities — to fold.
Adios Kristi! Noem’s Long History of Lying to Protect the Powerful
Nearly a decade before she was the public face of DHS, Noem’s tall tales about the estate tax helped gut one of the few remaining checks on elite fortunes.
These 20 Corporations Are Major Culprits in the Affordability Crisis
Typical pay at the largest low-wage employers is so low that workers can’t cover basic necessities and often have to rely on public assistance.
Federal Safety Net Cuts Are Hurting States. A ‘Bad Business Fee’ Could Help.
By taxing companies that pay poverty wages, state and local governments can help cover federal cuts to safety net programs low-wage workers rely on.
Cuts to the IRS Workforce Will Delay Refunds Families Desperately Need
Tax refunds are a critical lifeline for struggling families.
Trump is Stealing Students’ Dreams to Give Billionaires Tax Breaks
A first-generation college student fears other young people won't get the financial aid she's relied on for her education.
Private Equity Killed My Thrift Store
A treasured 55-year-old secondhand store in the nation's capital has become the latest casualty of the rapacious private equity industry.