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.’
Blogging Our Great Divide
New developments on the inequality front? Our Institute for Policy Studies Inequality.org editorial team tracks them here.
Progressive Analysts with a President’s Ear: Nice, But Not Nearly Enough
Real change only happens, the New Deal era suggests, when a president’s ear is hearing the shouts of mass movements.
The Rich Are Cheering Wall Street’s Latest Records. Americans of Modest Means Are Draining 401(k)s.
The nation’s woefully inadequate response to the pandemic is jeopardizing millions of retirement futures.
In Arizona, a Progressive Ballot Victory Exposes the Inequitable Federal Treatment of State and Local Taxes
The Trump 2017 tax act penalizes states that tax income responsibly.
US Billionaire Wealth Surges Past $1 Trillion Since Beginning of Pandemic
It’s going to be a Billionaire Thanksgiving. The combined wealth of U.S. billionaires has grown 34 percent since March 2020.
Facing Holiday Rush, Frontlines Retail Workers Urge Billionaire Bosses to Share the Wealth
This essential workforce is hustling to help holiday shoppers while also organizing for hazard pay and other Covid-19 protections.
The Rain on Our Yes-We-Now-Have-a-Vaccine! Parade
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.
Report: Billionaire Wealth vs. Community Health
Bargaining for the Common Good, Institute for Policy Studies, and United for Respect show how to protect essential workers from Pandemic Profiteers
The Federal Government Owns 92% of Student Debt. Will Biden Wipe It Out?
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.
Why Can’t Inner-Ring Democrats Just Say ‘No’ to Billionaires?
The problem runs even deeper than Donor Class donations.