‘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.
The United States' astronomical levels of economic inequality are poised to become further entrenched in the coming years.
My top boss has $169 million in his retirement account. I'm 67 and can't afford to retire. That's not right.
S&P 500 executives have stashed nearly $9 billion in special tax-deferred compensation plans not available to ordinary workers, our new report reveals.
The push for higher salaries for top honchos at the rail- road caused the derailment that ended up with a mushroom cloud of toxic chemicals hovering over East Palestine, killing thousands of animals including family pets and sickening residents and workers.
Last year’s Wall Street bonus pool was large enough to raise New York City’s minimum wage to $21.25 — with $24 billion left over.
Since 2008, growth in the average Wall Street bonus has far outstripped wage growth for ordinary U.S. workers.
Women CEOs are becoming slightly less rare at large corporations. But simply replacing men with women at the top of the income scale won't lead to greater equity.
New federal funding will expand access to broadband, but we need to make sure the job gets done right — by skilled union workers, not low-wage contractors.
Before happy hour time, the typical top exec will have pocketed more than home health aides, firefighters, pre-K teachers, and other essential workers will make the whole year.