Dec 18, 2024 · In dark times like these, shining a light on successful efforts to reverse our country’s extreme inequality is more important than ever. As we looked back on 2024, we …

Dec 3, 2024 · Philanthropy in America — the transfer of wealth out of private hands, ostensibly to non-profit organizations working for public benefit — is being captured by Wall Street’s wealth …

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Dec 2, 2022 · Once upon a time, the United States seriously taxed the nation’s rich. You remember that time? Probably not. To have a personal memory of that tax-the-rich era, you …

Dec 16, 2024 · “It might seem obvious now, but maybe having a prominent DAF sponsor be the authoritative voice on DAF trends was a mistake.” That’s how a colleague responded after the …

Aug 26, 2019 · The New York Times published an editorial comment on its front page in January 2019, provocatively entitled “abolish billionaires.” The editorial raised a serious question: what …

Mar 18, 2024 · Four years ago, the United States entered the Covid-19 pandemic. Forbes published its 34th annual billionaire survey shortly after with data keyed to March 18, 2020. On …

Jan 16, 2024 · New Federal Reserve analysis of stock markets has found that the concentration of ownership of the public equity stock market has hit an all-time high. “The rich now own a …

Feb 24, 2023 · The Social Security Expansion Act, recently introduced by Senators Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) along with its House counterpart, introduced by …

Dec 3, 2024 · Unions organized significantly more workers under George W. Bush’s administration than under Barack Obama. Why? The main reason is that the labor movement …