The 100 Largest Low-Wage Employers Have Spent $341 Billion on Stock Buybacks Since 2020
A new report reveals how stock buybacks have inflated CEO paychecks and widened pay gaps at the 100 largest low-wage corporations.
Executive Pay
The Tesla Take on ‘Sharing’ the Wealth
Detroit’s automakers are lusting after the massive executive rewards in the Musk corporate empire
Have Our Corporate Chiefs Become Expendable?
Analysts across the political spectrum are challenging more than oversized CEO paychecks
A Good Year’s Pay for a Good Day’s Work?
Pay levels for top U.S. corporate execs have lost any connection to organizational rationality.
An Alternative to Social Security Cuts: Make CEOs Pay Their Fair Share
Let's raise the contribution cap, get rid of tax preferences for gilded CEO retirement accounts, and use the extra revenue to expand retirement benefits.
Unlikely Allies Warren and Vance Join Forces to Claw Back Banker Pay
Their bipartisan plan is a step forward, but regulators already have the power to crack down on Wall Street's reckless bonus culture.
Could We Actually End the CEO Defense Contractor Gravy Train?
FDR put the kibosh on military contractor windfalls during World War II. We could do the same.
‘We Are Not Taxing the Very Wealthy Enough’: Runaway Inequality About to Get Worse
The United States' astronomical levels of economic inequality are poised to become further entrenched in the coming years.
A Walmart Worker’s View on the Retirement Divide
My top boss has $169 million in his retirement account. I'm 67 and can't afford to retire. That's not right.