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Wealth Concentration


How UK Foreign Aid Benefits the 1%

February 1, 2017

by Theo Morrissey


A British development agency has invested in luxury hotels and gated communities, while funneling profits into the pockets of top executives. The UK government is moving to increase the share...

America’s Construction Carnage

February 1, 2017

by Sam Pizzigati


With America’s union presence declining, construction workers are dying at alarming rates. Try this the next time you find yourself standing on a Wall Street corner. Ask the first power...

Why not tax heirs directly?

January 27, 2017

by Josh Hoxie


Children of the ultra-wealthy have opportunities that children born into poor families could never dream of. Access to the very best schools, a ready-made network of influential family friends, interest-free...

Mnuchin’s CEO Pay Straw Man

January 24, 2017

by Sarah Anderson


Rather than answering a senator's legitimate question about taxpayer subsidies for executive compensation, the Treasury nominee did a crafty dodge. In response to questions from senators who will be voting...

Retirement and the Racial Wealth Gap

January 24, 2017

by Marc Bayard and Christopher Pitt


African-Americans have saved significantly less for retirement than whites, a disparity that reflects the systemic disadvantages many black wage earners face. Welcome to 2017! President Obama has exited the stage,...

A Treasury Pick’s Trail of Suffering

January 19, 2017

by Heather McCreary


OneWest Bank, under Donald Trump’s treasury secretary nominee, turned this homeowner’s American Dream into a nightmare. Heather McCreary traveled from her Nevada home to Washington, D.C., last week to tell...

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