The Rich Are ‘Defunding’ Our Democracy
On matters both petty and profound, America’s deepest pockets are quietly getting their way.
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On matters both petty and profound, America’s deepest pockets are quietly getting their way.
Over $1 trillion is parked in private foundations. As communities struggle, the lion’s share of these dollars are sitting idle.
One of the nation’s largest middle-class counties faces a huge hit on public school budgets as the super rich get set to frolic in the summertime surf.
U.S. billionaires have boosted their wealth by an additional $565 billion since March 18, a gain of over 19 percent, as pandemic continues on.
New research finds that many aspects of private foundations and DAFs are not acceptable to Americans.
Transit workers backed by unions and equity groups in solidarity with demonstrators demanding justice for Black people killed by police.
Societies that tolerate deep divides in income and wealth, new research suggests, invite pandemic disasters.
'We can’t address the climate crisis without big changes at BlackRock.'
Our hottest biotech firm hasn’t yet manufactured an antidote to Covid-19. The company has manufactured three billionaires.
The wealthy may be fine with sacrificing the vulnerable, but workers are fighting for the sanctity of human life.