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This isn’t your parents’ inequality influenza, but a more virulent strain of extreme wealth disparities. Here's a simple test to determine whether politicians are carrying water for the richest 0.1 percent.
America's left coast is showing how to break up concentrated wealth and fund higher education for all.
For 40 years, tax cutters in Congress have told us, “we have a tax cut for you.” In exchange, we’ve gotten staggering inequality, collapsing public infrastructure, a fraying safety net, and exploding deficits – as the richest tenth of 1% get richer.
A grassroots network called Momentum, formed in 2015 to build participation and engagement in the Labour Party, mobilized 23,000 members and 150 local chapters through on-the-ground campaigning and social media.
New research shows the super-rich are hiding their money at alarming rates, as households with wealth over $40 million evade 25 to 30 percent of personal income and wealth taxes.
Runaway CEO pay contributes to income inequality and ultimately harms companies, so local governments aren’t waiting for a federal fix.
Do you wonder which members of Congress routinely side with the richest 1 percent and Wall Street? A new “Congressional Report Card for the 99 Percent" answers that question.
The recent decisions by two of the most influential national newspapers of record to not publish their endorsements of Vice President Kamala Harris says a lot about how seriously they take Trump’s threats to democracy and his promises of vengeance against his enemies.
On the eve of the historic November vote, it seems important to ask: What's wrong with men, how did we get here, and can we change this?
As Trump’s campaign grows increasingly bizarre, his team appears to be more tightly controlling his movements and carefully scripting his public appearances to minimize the negative impact his erratic behavior may have on undecided voters in swing states.
Throughout history, fascist governments have had a similar reliance on the use of lies as a weapon to take and retain power.
Former President Donald Trump is now openly fantasizing about deputizing death squads against Americans.
The recent decisions by two of the most influential national newspapers of record to not publish their endorsements of Vice President Kamala Harris says a lot about how seriously they take Trump’s threats to democracy and his promises of vengeance against his enemies.
On the eve of the historic November vote, it seems important to ask: What's wrong with men, how did we get here, and can we change this?
As Trump’s campaign grows increasingly bizarre, his team appears to be more tightly controlling his movements and carefully scripting his public appearances to minimize the negative impact his erratic behavior may have on undecided voters in swing states.
Throughout history, fascist governments have had a similar reliance on the use of lies as a weapon to take and retain power.
Former President Donald Trump is now openly fantasizing about deputizing death squads against Americans.
On the eve of the historic November vote, it seems important to ask: What's wrong with men, how did we get here, and can we change this?
Former President Donald Trump is now openly fantasizing about deputizing death squads against Americans.
The 2024 Republican ticket’s incitement of violence against Haitian migrants in Springfield, Ohio, is revealing in more ways than one.
Throughout history, fascist governments have had a similar reliance on the use of lies as a weapon to take and retain power.
What Britain needs now is more politics, not more police.
As Trump’s campaign grows increasingly bizarre, his team appears to be more tightly controlling his movements and carefully scripting his public appearances to minimize the negative impact his erratic behavior may have on undecided voters in swing states.
On the eve of the historic November vote, it seems important to ask: What's wrong with men, how did we get here, and can we change this?
The recent decisions by two of the most influential national newspapers of record to not publish their endorsements of Vice President Kamala Harris says a lot about how seriously they take Trump’s threats to democracy and his promises of vengeance against his enemies.
The star-studded summer blockbuster has been lauded as a feminist film. But Barbie is not just pro-women—it’s also very pro-men.
"POTUS" is an acronym political journalists frequently use when talking about the President of the United States. However, "POTUS" seems a woefully soft and inadequate word to describe the current occupant of the Oval Office.
Washington Post reporter Drew Harwell talks about how Americans are welcoming surveillance devices like Ring and Nest into their homes, and — as they can now watch their front doors, babysitters, children and pets all day long — how surveillance has become normalized.