Inequality – Page 5

The 4 Biggest Conservative Lies About Inequality

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nwf4yKX35IM&rel=0&feature=relmfu] Robert Reich

After seeing their fortunes surge during the deadly coronavirus pandemic, America’s 719 billionaires are now collectively worth $4.56 trillion—making them over four times wealthier than … 719 Billionaires Now Own Four Times More Wealth Than Poorest 165 Million Americans CombinedRead more

The wealthy class in the United States has experienced significant gains in their fortune, dwarfing the cumulative household wealth of the lower class. The U.S. … 10% of the U.S. richest hold 69% of the country’s entire household wealthRead more

As over 2.8 million people have died globally from COVID in the past year, the wealth of the world’s billionaires has surged. The planet’s 2,365 … Global Billionaire Wealth Surges $4 Trillion Over PandemicRead more

As world leaders prepare for this November’s United Nations Climate Conference in Scotland, a new report from the Cambridge Sustainability Commission reveals that the world’s … Over 25 Years, World’s Wealthiest 5% Behind Over One-Third of Global Emissions GrowthRead more

Deadly viruses don’t much care what’s in your wallet, but socioeconomic privilege and access to wealth do wonders when it comes to not just surviving … How America’s Ultrawealthy Won the PandemicRead more

During the first two years of the coronavirus pandemic, the collective wealth of billionaires in the United States grew by a staggering $1.7 trillion as … 700 US Billionaires Got $1.7 Trillion Richer During Two Years of PandemicRead more

The 2007 financial market meltdown, the most serious crisis that global capitalism has had to endure since the Great Depression, finally forced the world to … An Antidote to Our Sanitised Economic Inequality DiscourseRead more

A new analysis released Tuesday estimates that an annual wealth tax targeting the world’s millionaires and billionaires would raise enough revenue to lift 2.3 billion … Tax on Global Mega-Rich Could Help Lift 2.3 Billion Out of PovertyRead more

The gap between the top 10% asset holders and the bottom 10% is 500 times in rural India but is shockingly 50,000 times in urban … Impose 1% Surcharge on Richest 10% Indians to Reduce InequalityRead more