Feast Your Eyes on the Trillion-Dollar SUV
The concentration of America’s wealth has hit still another terrifying new milestone.
Blogging Our Great Divide
New developments on the inequality front? Our Institute for Policy Studies Inequality.org editorial team tracks them here.
Wall Street
If the Minimum Wage Had Increased as Much as Wall Street Bonuses Since 1985, It Would Be Worth $44 Today
What’s Driving the Tax Games Corporations Play?
‘Corporations,’ we need to remember, aren’t avoiding taxes. Corporate execs are doing that avoiding.
A Manchester Boldly United for a More Equal Metropolis
A major UK urban center takes on the most ambitious of goals: a fairer future for all.
Biden’s Plan Invests in Quality Home Care, Not Dangerous For-Profit Nursing Homes
New research reveals nursing homes owned by private equity investors have higher death rates.
Global Billionaire Wealth Surges $4 Trillion Over Pandemic
The cost of vaccinating the world is estimated at $141.2 billion.
STEP Act: The Critical First Blow to Millionaire Income Tax Avoidance
New legislation would put an end to an income tax windfall for millionaires and their descendants.
If the Minimum Wage Had Increased as Much as Wall Street Bonuses Since 1985, It Would Be Worth $44 Today
The 2020 bonus pool for 182,100 securities industry employees could pay for more than 1 million jobs paying $15 per hour for a year.
Want to Fix the Nation’s Woes? Tax Wealth
Members of the billionaire class have used their clout to rig the economy in their favor.
Hey, Wealthy Tax Cheat, Hearing Any Footsteps Yet?
Our biggest tax evaders have been living high on the hog. They may soon have cause to worry.
The Fight for Equal Pay Must Include Domestic Workers
Gender inequality in the workplace rests upon how we value — or fail to value — care workers.