U.S. workers, consumers, and taxpayers have a big stake in developing country debt crises — and they have the power to tackle ...

The fight for a wealth proceeds tax in Washington, DC lives on, at least for now. Instead of floating a proposal during this ...

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Men dominate the top of the economic summit while women are saddled with higher levels of debt, poverty, and unpaid care work. The global trend towards extreme wealth and income concentration has ...

As we celebrate our country's 250th birthday, the most patriotic thing we can do is remember whose hands this country is ...

Greed has become so rampant in the nation’s capital that the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool has turned green. On Sunday night, meanwhile, the oligarchs outdid themselves with a taxpayer-funded ...

The red emergency light is flashing on America’s democracy dashboard, like a damaged aircraft teetering toward a mountain. Elon Musk becoming the planet’s first trillionaire should make us tremble for ...

Washington, DC is a city rife with economic inequality, especially on the basis of race. Black residents have watched outgoing Mayor Muriel Bowser slash away at critical social safety net programs ...

Since 2020, we have tracked the money cycling between donor-advised fund sponsors. We found $23.5 billion over the five years from 2020 to 2024, and $7.5 billion in 2024 alone — all of which counts, ...

More than 15 years ago, the Supreme Court removed limits on corporate political spending in its notorious Citizens United decision, ushering in an era of unprecedented influence by moneyed interests.