The Fight for Equal Pay Must Include Domestic Workers
Gender inequality in the workplace rests upon how we value — or fail to value — care workers.
Wealth Concentration
As Rich Nations Protect Corporate Patents, the Global Vaccine Divide is Widening
People in high-income countries that represent 16 percent of the world’s population have received 56 percent of doses.
Who Are the 10 Biggest Pandemic Profiteers?
One year after the Covid-19 pandemic began, U.S. billionaires have made out like gangbusters at the expense of workers.
For Every Buck a Billionaire Gives to Charity, You Chip in Up to 74 Cents
The wealthier the donor, the bigger the taxpayer subsidy.
No, The Rich Are Not Paying Their Fair Share
The share of the nation’s wealth pie owned by the richest 0.01 percent has quadrupled over the last 70 years. Their percent of the total tax obligation has stayed the same. What’s wrong with this picture?
How the CEO-Worker Pay Gap Deepens Income and Wealth Inequality
While working families are suffering under the pandemic, corporate boards have bent the rules to protect massive CEO paychecks.
Texas: A Study in Private Gain at Public Expense
My family spent the Texas freeze cold and dirty and parched while utilities bilked us and politicians fled to resorts.
Billionaire Wealth Gains Could Pay for Two-Thirds of Covid Relief Bill
America’s wealthiest 657 billionaires stand $1.3 trillion richer than they were last March.
Paid Sick and Family Leave Can’t Wait
For frontline workers, the financial strain caused by a lack of paid leave can be just as stressful as the virus itself.