Biden’s bailout will not alter the structural inequities and other fundamental underpinnings of America’s death spiral.
Chris Hedges: Bandaging the Corpse
Tag: Income Inequality
Millionaires Have Already Stopped Paying 2021 Social Security
LEE CAMP: The Pandemic Dirty Dozen
San Franciscans Vote Overwhelmingly to Rein in Overpaid CEOs
To not only survive the pandemic but emerge as a nation that is more resilient, we need to reverse obscenely unfair pay practices, writes Sarah Anderson.
ELECTION 2020: US Suburbs & Politics Have Radically Changed
These days they vary a great deal by well-being, race and ethnicity and that makes them politically dynamic, says Jan Nijman.
The Argument for a Maximum Wage
Could British levels of support for an income cap ever take root in the U.S.? Sam Pizzigati says the idea isn’t as un-American as it may seem.
Trump’s Decade-Old Audit Illustrates Why IRS Targets Working Poor as Much as the Rich
Hayes Holderness says the fact that Trump’s taxes have been under audit since 2011 overshadows all other discoveries.
Community Land Trusts Could Help Heal Segregated Cities
The authors say could any process of municipal restoration, boosting mobility and redressing inequity could take a page from history.
CEOs Now Make 320 Times More Than Typical Worker
The Economic Policy Institute finds that growth in CEO compensation far outstripped that of the stock market.
COVID-19: Low-Wage Essential Workers Get Less Protection & Less Information
Jasmine Kerrissey and Clare Hammonds report on their research, which provides some of the first data on the safety of essential workers during the pandemic.