Our Youngest ‘Self-Made’ Billionaire, Our Wealthy’s Oldest Bogus Claim
The super rich owe their super fortunes to factors that have little to do with ‘genius.’
New developments on the inequality front? Our Institute for Policy Studies Inequality.org editorial team tracks them here.
The super rich owe their super fortunes to factors that have little to do with ‘genius.’
Real change only happens, the New Deal era suggests, when a president’s ear is hearing the shouts of mass movements.
The nation’s woefully inadequate response to the pandemic is jeopardizing millions of retirement futures.
The Trump 2017 tax act penalizes states that tax income responsibly.
It’s going to be a Billionaire Thanksgiving. The combined wealth of U.S. billionaires has grown 34 percent since March 2020.
This essential workforce is hustling to help holiday shoppers while also organizing for hazard pay and other Covid-19 protections.
What could be better than a drug that can stop Covid? A society that doesn’t let some make billions off a drug millions can’t access.
Bargaining for the Common Good, Institute for Policy Studies, and United for Respect show how to protect essential workers from Pandemic Profiteers
Lifting these financial burdens would help individual debt holders meet daily needs, reduce the racial wealth gap, and give a boost to the national economy.
The problem runs even deeper than Donor Class donations.