Let’s Trash Deceptive Junk Fees
President Biden is cracking down on hidden fees that cost American consumers tens of billions of dollars a year.
Blogging Our Great Divide
New developments on the inequality front? Our Institute for Policy Studies Inequality.org editorial team tracks them here.
Share the Wealth vs. Waste the Wealth
So far the wasters seem to be winning. But some change may be coming.
Private Yachts As Long As Football Fields
In what universe can this energy-guzzling reality possibly make any sense?
Heir Pollution
By flying in private jets, America's wealthiest engage in an indefensible form of waste on a warming planet: Heir pollution.
Private Jet Excess Doesn’t Justify Airport Expansion
Climate justice activists are taking a stand against the expansion of New England’s largest private jet port: Hanscom Field.
How About a General Strike Against Dollar General?
Execs at massive ‘dollar store’ chains are making fortunes off America’s top-heavy distributions of income and wealth.
A Telling Tale of Two Press Lords
Rupert Murdoch made the world safe for grand fortune. E.W. Scripps had a better idea.
America’s Auto Workers: On Strike Against Inequality. Again.
UAW activists years ago helped usher in a vastly more equal society. Can history repeat?
The Tie That Truly Binds Grand Fortune and Great Talent
Our world’s richest are increasingly monopolizing the smarts of our smartest.
More than Half of America’s 20 Top Public Charities Are Donor-Advised Funds
The highest-earning DAF now takes in $11 billion more than the highest-earning working charity.