Stock Buybacks are Deadly. It’s Time to End Them.
Over the last 15 years, 94 percent of corporate profits have gone to shareholders in the form of buybacks and dividends, instead of to workers and their families.
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10 Ways a Moral Budget Would Save the United States Money
Our country would be much stronger if we stopped handing out tax cuts for the rich and welfare for big corporations and instead prioritized the needs of the poor and the planet.
U.S. Minimum Wage Would Be $33 If It Had Kept Pace with Wall Street Bonuses
While financial sector workers are enjoying a bonus bonanza, low-wage workers haven’t gotten a raise for nearly a decade.
The Reality Behind the ‘Surging’ U.S. Economy
A tiny uptick in wages won't do much to help Americans squeezed by debt and facing rising prices for medicine, child care, housing, and other essentials.