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90% of American Households Lost $17,000 In Wealth to the 1% in 2016
America has always been great for the richest 1% and it’s rapidly becoming greater, as multi-millionaires shifted nearly $4 trillion in wealth away from the rest of the nation to themselves last year.
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Jeremy Corbyn Floats Idea of a U.K. Wage Cap to Reign In "Utterly Ridiculous" Exec Salaries
"This is not about limiting aspiration or penalizing success – it’s about recognizing that success is a collective effort and rewards must be shared. We cannot have the CEO pretending they are worth thousands times more than the lowest paid staff."
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Act Out! [98] - The Hateful 8 and the Colombian Connection
This week on Act Out!, the REALLY hateful eight get a low life scum spotlight as we dive into the latest Oxfam report about the continuous rise of global income inequality.
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ATTN: Episode 2 - Paying Attention with Robert Reich and Matthew Segal
"Everything I see from Donald Trump makes me worry about the future."
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"Fat Cat Wednesday" Reveals Staggering Pay Gap Between British Executives and Workers
Findings from the High Pay Centre show jaw-dropping levels of inequality in Britain, where executives earning £1,000 per hour exceeded the average U.K. annual salary of £28,000 by lunchtime on Jan. 3 – dubbed Fat Cat Wednesday.
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Remembering Anthony Atkinson, Godfather of Research into Income and Wealth Distribution
With a new Congress and White House committed to wealth’s concentration, we’ll sorely miss the scholar who dedicated his life to documenting wealth’s maldistribution.
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Reducing Inequality in the Trump Era
With Washington looking hopeless, it's up to local communities to close the gap between the richest and the rest.
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Historic CEO Pay Tax Passes in Portland
In a 3-1 vote, the city council agreed to add a surtax on the city’s existing business license tax for firms that pay their CEOs more than 100 times what their typical worker receives.
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Capitalism Itself is to Blame for Donald Trump
America lashed out at our economic system, but our new president-elect won't be able to help. Instead, argues Professor Richard Wolff, we must change the way we approach work.
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Inequality Is Still the Defining Issue of Our Time
Fierce battles over trade, labor rights and executive compensation will determine whether we can really narrow the gap.
