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🚨Calling all DC readers🚨
Come see Inequality.org editors Chuck Collins and Sam Pizzigati speak @politicsprose.bsky.social's wharf location this Friday! Collins will be interviewed by Pizzigati about his new book "Burned by Billionaires."
Come see Inequality.org editors Chuck Collins and Sam Pizzigati speak @politicsprose.bsky.social's wharf location this Friday! Collins will be interviewed by Pizzigati about his new book "Burned by Billionaires."
November 10, 2025 at 9:04 PM
🚨Calling all DC readers🚨
Come see Inequality.org editors Chuck Collins and Sam Pizzigati speak @politicsprose.bsky.social's wharf location this Friday! Collins will be interviewed by Pizzigati about his new book "Burned by Billionaires."
Come see Inequality.org editors Chuck Collins and Sam Pizzigati speak @politicsprose.bsky.social's wharf location this Friday! Collins will be interviewed by Pizzigati about his new book "Burned by Billionaires."
As the government shutdown entered its 6th week, the ~42 million Americans who rely on food stamps did not receive their benefits. But even when the shutdown ends, the threat to SNAP won’t be over. The “Big Beautiful Bill” passed in July includes the largest cuts in history.
November 7, 2025 at 2:03 PM
As the government shutdown entered its 6th week, the ~42 million Americans who rely on food stamps did not receive their benefits. But even when the shutdown ends, the threat to SNAP won’t be over. The “Big Beautiful Bill” passed in July includes the largest cuts in history.
The Trump-GOP tax scheme will mean big cuts for the wealthy — while America's poorest households will actually be on the hook to pay more in 2027, a new @oxfamamerica.bsky.social report finds.
November 6, 2025 at 8:01 PM
The Trump-GOP tax scheme will mean big cuts for the wealthy — while America's poorest households will actually be on the hook to pay more in 2027, a new @oxfamamerica.bsky.social report finds.
Trump's White House ballroom construction started last week. The project is estimated to cost $300 million, funded by corporate giants like Lockheed Martin, Meta, Google, and Amazon – a stark reminder of who funds Trump's right-wing agenda.
October 31, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Trump's White House ballroom construction started last week. The project is estimated to cost $300 million, funded by corporate giants like Lockheed Martin, Meta, Google, and Amazon – a stark reminder of who funds Trump's right-wing agenda.
Billionaires like Michael Bloomberg are bankrolling the NYC mayoral election, pouring in over a third of all donations in the race. Candidate Andrew Cuomo has received 98% of all billionaire spending in the race.
October 30, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Billionaires like Michael Bloomberg are bankrolling the NYC mayoral election, pouring in over a third of all donations in the race. Candidate Andrew Cuomo has received 98% of all billionaire spending in the race.
You might assume that conservative-leaning voters will always be highly unlikely to support policies to fight inequality, even in the face of actual facts about the impact of our economic divides. A new academic study suggests otherwise.
October 30, 2025 at 1:15 PM
You might assume that conservative-leaning voters will always be highly unlikely to support policies to fight inequality, even in the face of actual facts about the impact of our economic divides. A new academic study suggests otherwise.
DoorDash billionaries make their wealth on the backs on under-waged immigrant labor, but remain silent amid mass ICE deportations
October 25, 2025 at 8:04 PM
DoorDash billionaries make their wealth on the backs on under-waged immigrant labor, but remain silent amid mass ICE deportations
Corporations spending trillions on shareholder payouts enriches the 1% while poor and working class Americans fall further behind.
@oxfamamerica.bsky.social
@oxfamamerica.bsky.social
October 24, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Corporations spending trillions on shareholder payouts enriches the 1% while poor and working class Americans fall further behind.
@oxfamamerica.bsky.social
@oxfamamerica.bsky.social
Trump's $20 billion+ bailout for his ally Javier Milei is part of a long legacy of foreign loans that have trapped Argentina in an endless cycle of austerity. A group of retirees are leading the fight to stop social services from being slashed @jacobinmag.bsky.social jacobin.com/2025/10/arge...
October 23, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Trump's $20 billion+ bailout for his ally Javier Milei is part of a long legacy of foreign loans that have trapped Argentina in an endless cycle of austerity. A group of retirees are leading the fight to stop social services from being slashed @jacobinmag.bsky.social jacobin.com/2025/10/arge...
For more info on the campaign to urge shareholders to vote "no" on Musk's $1 trillion pay package: takebacktesla.com
October 22, 2025 at 3:45 PM
For more info on the campaign to urge shareholders to vote "no" on Musk's $1 trillion pay package: takebacktesla.com
Billionaire wealth growth is out of control — and because of Trump and the GOP's tax laws most of it won't end up benefiting the rest of us @4taxfairness.bsky.social
October 20, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Billionaire wealth growth is out of control — and because of Trump and the GOP's tax laws most of it won't end up benefiting the rest of us @4taxfairness.bsky.social
Trump's mass deportation agenda is yet another profit-making scheme for wealthy CEOs
October 19, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Trump's mass deportation agenda is yet another profit-making scheme for wealthy CEOs
In the United States, CEOs earn about 269 times more than average workers. But the U.S. public estimates that gap at only 18 times — and would prefer that CEOs make no more than five times average worker pay.
October 16, 2025 at 9:01 PM
In the United States, CEOs earn about 269 times more than average workers. But the U.S. public estimates that gap at only 18 times — and would prefer that CEOs make no more than five times average worker pay.
Georgia's Medicaid work requirements have been a disaster. The goal is clearly to shrink enrollment by burying low-income families in red tape -- not boost employment.
October 8, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Georgia's Medicaid work requirements have been a disaster. The goal is clearly to shrink enrollment by burying low-income families in red tape -- not boost employment.
Federal Reserve data shows that the richest 10 percent of American households now own over two-thirds of the nation's total wealth. The top 1 percent holds 31.0 percent of total wealth – just slightly less than the entire bottom 90 percent of U.S. households.
October 8, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Federal Reserve data shows that the richest 10 percent of American households now own over two-thirds of the nation's total wealth. The top 1 percent holds 31.0 percent of total wealth – just slightly less than the entire bottom 90 percent of U.S. households.
Hispanic Heritage Month is an opportunity to honor Latino and Hispanic communities — while also recognizing the work that still needs to be done. BLS data show that Latinos remain the lowest-paid U.S. racial or ethnic group, making 77 cents for every dollar a white worker earns.
September 26, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Hispanic Heritage Month is an opportunity to honor Latino and Hispanic communities — while also recognizing the work that still needs to be done. BLS data show that Latinos remain the lowest-paid U.S. racial or ethnic group, making 77 cents for every dollar a white worker earns.
Saying the shutdown of this investigation "appears to be a brazen cover-up," @raskin.house.gov is leading an effort to demand the release of the sting operation recording
September 25, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Saying the shutdown of this investigation "appears to be a brazen cover-up," @raskin.house.gov is leading an effort to demand the release of the sting operation recording
Demands to tax the ultra-wealthy are growing louder around the world.
September 19, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Demands to tax the ultra-wealthy are growing louder around the world.
Just-released data shows that the gender gap has hit its widest level since 2016. In 2024, women working full-time made 80.9 cents for every dollar earned by men, down from 82.7 cents per dollar in 2023.
September 18, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Just-released data shows that the gender gap has hit its widest level since 2016. In 2024, women working full-time made 80.9 cents for every dollar earned by men, down from 82.7 cents per dollar in 2023.
For more on the Tax Excessive CEO Pay act, led by
@sanders.senate.gov and @rashidatalib.bsky.social: www.help.senate.gov/dem/newsroom...
@sanders.senate.gov and @rashidatalib.bsky.social: www.help.senate.gov/dem/newsroom...
September 17, 2025 at 3:45 PM
For more on the Tax Excessive CEO Pay act, led by
@sanders.senate.gov and @rashidatalib.bsky.social: www.help.senate.gov/dem/newsroom...
@sanders.senate.gov and @rashidatalib.bsky.social: www.help.senate.gov/dem/newsroom...
The United States has more wealth than any other nation. But the top-heavy distribution of that wealth leaves typical American adults with far less wealth than their counterparts in other industrial nations, according to the UBS Global Wealth Report.
September 12, 2025 at 3:40 PM
The United States has more wealth than any other nation. But the top-heavy distribution of that wealth leaves typical American adults with far less wealth than their counterparts in other industrial nations, according to the UBS Global Wealth Report.
Biggest Treasury Secretary drama since Alexander Hamilton.
September 11, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Biggest Treasury Secretary drama since Alexander Hamilton.