The year 2020 has caused many white people to realize we live in a racist system. The Green New Deal is about systemic change for all, and deconstructing racism must be front and central in this agenda.
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A Look at Germany's Extremely Unequal Wealth Distribution
A new analysis by the German Institute for Economic Research shows that inequality here is even worse than initially thought, with the 45 richest German households owning as much wealth as the bottom half of the population.
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Richest 1% Captured 82% of Wealth Created Last Year – While Poorest Half of the World Got Nothing
A new Oxfam analysis shows that one new billionaire was created every other day in 2017.
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Act Out! [144] - The Unknown Toll of Fossil Fuels on Native Women + Richard Wolff on Democratizing our Lives
From predator economics to co-ops, we take a look at how our current system pollutes not only the planet but marginalized communities through direct and pervasive violence.
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Bernie Sanders: Let’s Wrench Power Back from the Billionaires
Now, more than ever, those of us who believe in democracy and progressive government must bring low-income and working people all over the world together behind an agenda that reflects their needs.
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The Free Market Made Us Do It!
A new global CEO pay comparison, the most rigorous and comprehensive yet, demolishes the standard-issue corporate rationale for America’s over-the-top executive compensation.
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As Wealthiest 500 Amassed Another $1 Trillion in 2017, Calls for a "Strike Back" Against Oligarchy
"We can have a world where everyone has a decent home, the chance for an education, and access to healthcare. Or we can have billionaires. We can't have both."
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2018 World Inequality Report Shows An Economic Ship Blown Way Off Course
Should the U.S. continue to institute tax policies like the new GOP plan, the gap between the rich and the poor will keep widening until it reaches a breaking point.
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With the GOP Tax Plan, a New Economic Epoch Begins
Ten years down the road, 20 years down the road, how will the lives that Americans lead change if this Republican tax plan gets to shape our national future? Not for the better, say the world’s most prolific inequality analysts.
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Inequality Out of Control: The Average 1% Household Made Over $2.5 Million in the Past Year
With inequality ripping us apart, and with few of our national leaders willing or able to confront the problem, we may never again be an equitable and functional society.
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What Is the True Cost of Inequality?
Comparing the U.S. to other more egalitarian-minded developed nations can give us a vivid sense of the high toll that inequality exacts.
