If the Minimum Wage Had Increased as Much as Wall Street Bonuses Since 1985, It Would Be Worth $44 Today
The 2020 bonus pool for 182,100 securities industry employees could pay for more than 1 million jobs paying $15 per hour for a year.
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If We Want to Renew Democracy, We Need to Tax the Ultra-Wealthy
After the tech sector, Wall Street is the second-highest source of wealth for American billionaires.
Financial Policy’s Hidden Role in Economic Inequality — and How to Fix It
A new book calls for the establishment of 'Equality Banks' and other monetary and regulatory changes to narrow our economic divide.
What’s a Bigger Issue: Financial Speculation Over Video Games — or Over Water?
Stock market trading in water futures is the latest battleground in the defense of the fundamental right to water.