The GOP Tax Plan Will Complete the Destruction of America’s Middle Class Wealth
In fact, if the GOP tax plan becomes law, we may be looking at a future where our 1,600 richest hold more wealth than the nation’s entire middle class.
Wealth Concentration
Who Should Be the 2017 Plutocrat of the Year?
We chose ten deserving nominees. We need you to choose which one deserves this eminent dishonor. But even more, actually, we need you to help shove plutocracy out the door!
GOP Tax Plan Is Igniting a Movement for a Moral Economy
While Republicans may succeed in scoring a short-term win for their donors, their tax plan is sparking a new moral movement against inequality.
What Would Lower Levels of Inequality Mean for Typical American Households?
The new 2017 Global Wealth Report from the Swiss bank Credit Suisse has some tantalizing clues.
Have We Now Reached Peak Goldman Sachs?
Still another Wall Street banker is assuming a position of power in America’s political firmament. Could this latest power grab have, for once, a happy ending?
The Best of Times, The Worst of Times
It's the best time for a few in America, the worst for many more. If you didn't read that book, it didn't end well.
Billionaire Bonanza 2017
An inside look direct from the authors of the new Institute for Policy Studies report on the Forbes 400 and the rest of us.
Trouble in the Offshore Paradise
Leaked documents underscore the need to crack down on tax dodging instead of passing another giveaway for the wealthy.
Mass Incarceration is a Women’s Issue, Too
The United States is one of the top incarcerators of women in the world, which breaks up families and endangers children.