US Billionaire Wealth Surges Past $1 Trillion Since Beginning of Pandemic
It’s going to be a Billionaire Thanksgiving. The combined wealth of U.S. billionaires has grown 34 percent since March 2020.
Wealth Concentration
Facing Holiday Rush, Frontlines Retail Workers Urge Billionaire Bosses to Share the Wealth
This essential workforce is hustling to help holiday shoppers while also organizing for hazard pay and other Covid-19 protections.
Report: Billionaire Wealth vs. Community Health
Bargaining for the Common Good, Institute for Policy Studies, and United for Respect show how to protect essential workers from Pandemic Profiteers
Why Can’t Inner-Ring Democrats Just Say ‘No’ to Billionaires?
The problem runs even deeper than Donor Class donations.
After Boosting Low-Income Voter Turnout, Poor People’s Campaign Mobilizes for Covid Relief
People did not turn out in record numbers in the midst of a pandemic to vote for a return to normal. They want policy change based on a moral agenda.
14 Successful Ballot Initiatives to Reduce Inequality
On November 3, voters in many states and cities approved a variety of inequality-related proposals, from taxing the wealthy to increasing the minimum wage and tenant protections.
The 2020 Election as a Triumph for Democracy? Hold the Hosannas
Higher voter turnouts mask the reality of the ‘affluent authoritarianism’ that now governs America.
Portlandia Votes to Tax the Rich to Pay for Universal Pre-K
After making the case that universal preschool is even more important under the pandemic, advocates easily won the vote by a 64-36 margin.
Unleashing the Power of Poor Voters in a Black Milwaukee Neighborhood
A new film follows community organizers facing multiple challenges to voter mobilization, including skepticism about whether elites have rigged our political system.