It’s official. The global one percent of wealth holders now own more than the rest of the world combined, a new report released Monday confirmed. … New Extreme in Inequality CrisisRead more
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The World’s Inequality Countdown
Welcome to the world’s inequality countdown. In 2010, some 388 people owned as much wealth as the poorest half of the world’s population. Jump to … The World’s Inequality CountdownRead more
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62 people own the same as half the world
The Oxfam report An Economy for the 1%, shows that the wealth of the poorest half of the world’s population has fallen by a trillion … 62 people own the same as half the worldRead more
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Davos billionaires should salute Oxfam
New inequality report understates the problem and doesn’t pinpoint its source Oxfam is out with its newest report showing the widening chasm between the richest … Davos billionaires should salute OxfamRead more
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The 67 People As Wealthy As The World’s Poorest 3.5 Billion
Oxfam International, a poverty fighting organization, made news at the World Economic Forum in Davos earlier this year with its report that the world’s 85 … The 67 People As Wealthy As The World’s Poorest 3.5 BillionRead more
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Top 1 percent own more than half of world’s wealth
A new report issued by the Swiss bank Credit Suisse finds that global wealth inequality continues to worsen and has reached a new milestone, with … Top 1 percent own more than half of world’s wealthRead more
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Half of global wealth held by the 1%
Billionaires and politicians gathering in Switzerland this week will come under pressure to tackle rising inequality after a study found that – on current trends … Half of global wealth held by the 1%Read more
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A Tale of Two Retirements
This report, co-published by the Institute for Policy Studies and the Center for Effective Government, is the first to provide detailed statistics on the staggering … A Tale of Two RetirementsRead more
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Social inequality and the disintegration of the American middle class
The implications of the changes in American social life indicated by the findings recently published by the Pew Research Center on the sharp decline in … Social inequality and the disintegration of the American middle classRead more
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100 CEOs Have as Much in Retirement Assets as 41% of American Families
A new report out this week from the Institute for Policy Studies dives into the gap in retirement assets between the CEOs of America’s Fortune … 100 CEOs Have as Much in Retirement Assets as 41% of American FamiliesRead more