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Sarah Anderson @sarahanderson.bsky.social · 2d

TWICE as much on work req admin costs as on medical aid?! Makes my blood boil.

Inequality.org @inequality.org · 3d

Georgia's Medicaid work requirements have been a disaster. The goal is clearly to shrink enrollment by burying low-income families in red tape -- not boost employment.

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chuckcollinswrites.bsky.social @chuckcollinswrites.bsky.social · 3d

HAPPY RELEASE DAY to Burned By Billionaires: How Concentrated Wealth & Power are Ruining our Lives & Planet! @laurenaratani.bsky.social says it; I'm "optimistic that there can be change," especially with coverage like this: www.theguardian.com/news/2025/oc...
Buy now: thenewpress.org/books/burned...

Boom time for US billionaires: why the system perpetuates wealth inequality

As the super rich grow even richer, inequality expert Chuck Collins says the system is broken – but it can be fixed

www.theguardian.com

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Sarah Anderson @sarahanderson.bsky.social · 10d

Managers tried to keep people working at Amazon's Staten Island warehouse last month despite the unbearable smell of sewage.

With help from their union - @teamsters.bsky.social - the workers banded together and got everyone sent home with pay.
inequality.org/article/we-c...

We Closed JFK8 After a Sewage Pipe Burst, One of Many Victories for Amazon Teamsters This Year

Collective action is needed to improve working conditions at America’s second-largest private employer.

inequality.org

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Inequality.org @inequality.org · 11d

h/t @epi.org

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Caring Across Generations @caringacross.org · 16d

#ICYMI: Beginning in November, New Mexico will become the first state in the U.S. to offer free child care to all residents regardless of income.

Every family should have access to affordable child care.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/09/18/new-mexico-free-child-care-grisham

Children sitting on the floor wearing party hats and face masks at an event, with a text overlay stating 'The Washington Post: This state will be the first to offer free child care, regardless of income (Spoiler: it's New Mexico)'.

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Inequality.org @inequality.org · 19d

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Sarah Anderson @sarahanderson.bsky.social · 18d

So much for "America first" finance.yahoo.com/news/bessent...

Bessent Backs Argentina Fully as Milei Hunts Down More Dollars

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent pledged to provide “all options for stabilization” to President Javier Milei as he works to keep Argentina from falling back into crisis, prompting a rebound in the...

finance.yahoo.com

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Inequality.org @inequality.org · 22d

Demands to tax the ultra-wealthy are growing louder around the world.

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Roosevelt Institute @rooseveltinstitute.org · 23d

Private equity is turning childcare into its next profit center, while independent programs vanish.

This is a key piece of the skyrocketing childcare costs puzzle.

We need public funding and community-run models to keep care accessible and accountable. rooseveltinstitute.org/publications...

Graphic titled "Missing Pieces of the Childcare Puzzle: When Providers Sell or Close" by Roosevelt Institute and Capita. It highlights consequences of a broken system, including loss of care and jobs, risk of profit-driven childcare takeovers, and financial risk for retiring owners.

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Sam Pizzigati @sgp.bsky.social · 22d

We can build “an alternative media structure that does not rely on the goodwill of the rich” via tax credits similar to the charitable contribution deduction. Everyone would have $100 or so to support the journalism they choose. #democracy @deanbaker13.bsky.social www.patreon.com/posts/lesson...

Lessons from Jimmy Kimmel: The Media Don’t Have to Be Controlled by the Rich | Dean Baker

Get more from Dean Baker on Patreon

www.patreon.com

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Inequality.org @inequality.org · 24d

We always appreciate new allies, especially when they represent 1.4 billion people around the world.

Check out the analysis of Pope Leo's statements on CEO pay from our veteran exec comp analyst @sarahanderson.bsky.social

A New Ally Against Excessive CEO Pay: Pope Leo

The Catholic leader’s criticism comes as members of Congress call for tax hikes on corporations with huge CEO-worker pay gaps.

inequality.org

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Institute for Policy Studies @ips-dc.org · 25d

NEW: Missouri, following Texas' example, is attempting to redraw electoral lines to suppress Black and working class voters.

But workers like Missouri mother, fast food worker, and @moworkers.org leader Fran Marion refuse to be silenced, she writes in @inequality.org:

Political Gerrymandering Is an Attack on Working Families and Black Voters Like Me

Missouri lawmakers are seeking to undermine progress on worker rights by suppressing voter participation and rolling back hard-fought victories.

inequality.org

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Sarah Anderson @sarahanderson.bsky.social · 24d

For more on the Tax Excessive CEO Pay act, led by @sanders.senate.gov and @rashidatalib.bsky.social: www.help.senate.gov/dem/newsroom...

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Sarah Anderson @sarahanderson.bsky.social · 25d

Woke up this morning determined to find some positive news to share amidst all the gloom. Great to see NM joining Quebec and many other places in the world that make child care affordable.

apnews.com/article/univ...

New Mexico is the first state to promise free child care for all families

New Mexico's governor plans to leverage a financial windfall from oil and gas production to bankroll free child care for families of all income levels. Gov.

apnews.com

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Sarah Anderson @sarahanderson.bsky.social · 26d

The CEO-worker pay gap numbers Pope Leo referenced are similar to those in our recent report on the 100 largest low-wage corporations: ips-dc.org/report-execu...

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Sarah Anderson @sarahanderson.bsky.social · 26d

In response to a question about how to solve the polarization that is tearing the world apart, Pope Leo raised the problem of the growing gap between CEO and worker pay. Nice to have a new ally on this front!

Full interview: cruxnow.com/vatican/2025...

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Inequality.org @inequality.org · Sep 4

This is, of course, happening as the Trump administration ushers in crypto-friendly regulators and policy.

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Inequality.org @inequality.org · Sep 5

Drastic health care cuts are directly funding the climate crisis.

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Institute for Policy Studies @ips-dc.org · Sep 5

NEW: Coal burning in the U.S. has been in decline for decades. But millionaires like Jim Grech — who have bought favor from Trump — are blocking these costly, polluting plants from closing.

We need to expose our "coal-igarchs." IPS scholar @chuck77.bsky.social in @thenation.com:

Meet the “Coal-igarch” Jim Grech, CEO of Peabody Energy

Fossil fuel oligarchs are getting their payback for helping electing Trump.

www.thenation.com

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Sarah Anderson @sarahanderson.bsky.social · Sep 5

Have they completely lost their minds?

www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Tesla Offers Unprecedented $1 Trillion Pay Package to Musk

Tesla Inc. proposed a new compensation agreement for Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk potentially worth around $1 trillion, a massive package without precedent in corporate America.

www.bloomberg.com

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Inequality.org @inequality.org · Aug 28

For details on the extreme disparities at all "Low-Wage 100" companies, check out the new report from our co-editor @sarahanderson.sky.social: ips-dc.org/report-execu...

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Inequality.org @inequality.org · Aug 26

For details on the obscene pay gaps at all "Low-Wage 100" companies, check out the new report from our co-editor @sarahanderson.bsky.social: ips-dc.org/report-execu...

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Starbucks Workers United @sbworkersunited.org · Aug 23

“It’s a stunning message for Starbucks management to send to their workers…. It says a lot about who they really value at that company and who they don’t” @sarahanderson.bsky.social

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

CEO-to-worker pay gap surges to 632 to 1 at US’s lowest-paying large firms, study shows

At 100 firms in S&P 500 with lowest median pay, executives’ comp increased by average of nearly 35% over five years

www.theguardian.com

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Revolving Door Project @revolvingdoordc.bsky.social · Aug 26

🚨NEW REPORT🚨

The "abundance agenda" claims to offer prosperity for all. In reality, it props up corporate power, deregulation, and inequality.

Today, we published a comprehensive critique + alternative vision with @openmarkets.bsky.social.

READ:

Revolving Door Project, Open Markets Institute Release Report on Abundance Agenda | Revolving Door Project

This report sets out to excavate the proposed policy prescriptions of the broader abundance movement, and thoroughly address their flaws.

therevolvingdoorproject.org

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Inequality.org @inequality.org · Aug 22

This story about the biting new CEO pay report by our co-editor @sarahanderson.bsky.social will likely be unpopular with a lot of subscribers to
@barrons.com. Good for them for running it.

www.barrons.com/articles/wor...

Workers Lose Out as Stock Buybacks Jump and CEO Pay Skyrockets

Corporations with the lowest-paid global workforce continued to focus on compensating their CEOs and buying back stock instead of investing in their companies and employees, according to research.

www.barrons.com

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