As Trump calls affordability a “con job,” state and local governments are taking the lead on raising wages.
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68 Cities, Counties, and States Will Increase Their Minimum Wage on January 1 Read Post »
The poll found that 8 in 10 Americans view the wealth gap as a problem that is either “very big” or “somewhat big.”
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Poll: Voters Say Billionaires Pay Too Little in Taxes, Back Action on Inequality Read Post »
The “emergency billionaires tax” would offset the billions of dollars being stripped from CA Medicaid recipients.
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Despite Progressive Posturing, Newsom Opposes Popular CA Wealth Tax Proposal Read Post »
The case of Edgemere reflects a wider trend among coastal resiliency efforts currently underway across US cities.
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This Vulnerable Community Feels Left Behind as New York City Builds Seawalls Read Post »
A 2 percent wealth tax is like shaving off a fraction of a spire from a large cathedral, says economist Nancy Folbre.
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Wealth Taxes Will Barely Slow Inequality. So Why Do the Super-Rich Resist Them? Read Post »
In 2025, the share of total US assets owned by the wealthiest 0.1 percent reached its highest level on record.
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US’s 10 Richest People Have Gained Nearly $700B in Wealth Since Trump Reelection Read Post »
One of the largest health care worker unions is spearheading the push to get the proposal on the November 2026 ballot.
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CA Organizers’ Proposal Would Tax Billionaires to Mitigate Medicaid Cut Harm Read Post »
Three decades ago, it cleared a path that led toward the likes of the DOGE wrecking crew.
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Democratic Party Leadership Still Refuses to Address the Root of Inequality Read Post »
To say that Justin Portela never imagined himself as a highly paid business consultant at McKinsey & Company would be an understatement. He didn’t have a privileged upbringing, to put it mildly, and in 2018, when he first walked onto the Stanford University campus, Portela, like most incoming freshmen, was unaware such careers even existed. […]
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How America’s Elite Colleges Breed High-Status Careers—and Misery Read Post »
The proposal would raise an estimated $150 billion over a decade if current compensation patterns continue.
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Tlaib and Sanders Introduce Bill to Tax Companies for Excessive CEO Pay Read Post »
The country’s former Chief Justice Sushila Karki looks set to become interim prime minister.
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Protests Topple Nepal Government Amid Anger Over Corruption and Inequality Read Post »
The “abundance” climate agenda is little more than a progressive repackaging of trickle-down, anti-regulatory economics.
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“Abundance” Lobby Uses Trendy Words to Hide Same Old Attacks on the Environment Read Post »
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