Blogging Our Great Divide

If that ancient Greek could move the world, we can certainly move Walmart.

Senator Sanders has introduced a bill that would ban Walmart and other big corporations from repurchasing their stock unless they narrow the gaps between CEO and worker pay.

Spending records, voter suppression, and high youth turnout mark the most expensive midterm elections of all time.

Vague rhetoric about ‘access to health care’ and ‘good jobs’ won’t challenge the plutocracy that keeps our lives brutal. These proposals could.

In a rare instance of progressive preemption, the city’s voters told private water corporations to leave them alone.

Voters in several states passed measures to protect and expand the rights of people across the country.

These trailblazers are heading to Washington to advance a bold social and economic justice agenda, with a strong focus on reversing inequality.

What do America’s billionaires feel about the burning issues of the day? They’d rather not say — in public.

The president is putting up a dirty fight to maintain the Republican majority in Congress.

Our latest report analyzes the grand fortunes of the wealthiest individuals and families, comparing their wealth to the absence of wealth at and near the nation’s economic bottom.