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Protestors have gathered at Citgo and Chevron this weekend to protest those standing to gain from Trump's illegal coup in Venezuela.
January 10, 2026 at 8:01 PM
Protestors have gathered at Citgo and Chevron this weekend to protest those standing to gain from Trump's illegal coup in Venezuela.
London's rich are so wealthy that just fines aren't enough to stop them from illegally parking.
January 9, 2026 at 5:02 PM
London's rich are so wealthy that just fines aren't enough to stop them from illegally parking.
Great reporting by @juddlegum.bsky.social on how MAGA billionaire Paul Singer stands to reap big windfalls from the U.S. invasion of Venezuela. Here's the full story: popular.info/p/venezuela-...
January 7, 2026 at 7:16 PM
Great reporting by @juddlegum.bsky.social on how MAGA billionaire Paul Singer stands to reap big windfalls from the U.S. invasion of Venezuela. Here's the full story: popular.info/p/venezuela-...
This is all just so wrong. Everyone should be supporting @greenpeaceusa.bsky.social against this polluting bully.
December 17, 2025 at 4:45 PM
This is all just so wrong. Everyone should be supporting @greenpeaceusa.bsky.social against this polluting bully.
When the federal government refuses to raise wages, our fighting power comes from the ground up. Proof that state and local organizing for higher wages works for the working class!
December 13, 2025 at 6:01 PM
When the federal government refuses to raise wages, our fighting power comes from the ground up. Proof that state and local organizing for higher wages works for the working class!
The number of billionaires worldwide is rapidly increasing, with the U.S. leading the way. While our wages stay stagnant, billionaires are making more than ever before.
December 12, 2025 at 4:45 PM
The number of billionaires worldwide is rapidly increasing, with the U.S. leading the way. While our wages stay stagnant, billionaires are making more than ever before.
Don't be fooled by the new Republican health care proposal. A new report by @sanders.senate.gov shows that the proposed health fund accounts would make health care costs even less affordable.
December 10, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Don't be fooled by the new Republican health care proposal. A new report by @sanders.senate.gov shows that the proposed health fund accounts would make health care costs even less affordable.
A deeply skewed tax system allows major American fossil-fuel companies to avoid paying their fair share, according to a new FACT Coalition report. While the firms studied extract more than half of their oil and gas domestically, they only pay 18 percent of their total taxes in the U.S.
December 9, 2025 at 3:00 PM
A deeply skewed tax system allows major American fossil-fuel companies to avoid paying their fair share, according to a new FACT Coalition report. While the firms studied extract more than half of their oil and gas domestically, they only pay 18 percent of their total taxes in the U.S.
🚨Latest metric for staggering corporate greed🚨
One man can make billions of dollars more than every elementary school teacher in the U.S. combined.
One man can make billions of dollars more than every elementary school teacher in the U.S. combined.
December 6, 2025 at 2:01 PM
🚨Latest metric for staggering corporate greed🚨
One man can make billions of dollars more than every elementary school teacher in the U.S. combined.
One man can make billions of dollars more than every elementary school teacher in the U.S. combined.
If it feels like political interference from the wealthy elite has gotten worse in the last 25 years, it's because it has.
December 4, 2025 at 4:45 PM
If it feels like political interference from the wealthy elite has gotten worse in the last 25 years, it's because it has.
High on South Africa's priority list at the G20 summit: combating the growing debt crisis among many low-income countries. Globally, 3.4 billion people now live in countries that spend more on interest payments to wealthy creditors than on either public health or education.
November 23, 2025 at 6:35 PM
High on South Africa's priority list at the G20 summit: combating the growing debt crisis among many low-income countries. Globally, 3.4 billion people now live in countries that spend more on interest payments to wealthy creditors than on either public health or education.
Extreme inequality is a major driver of democratic backsliding.
November 22, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Extreme inequality is a major driver of democratic backsliding.
The #G20 presidency now shifts from South Africa to the US. We should use the G20 spotlight to help Americans understand “how their welfare is linked to the welfare of people in the Global South.” – @reyannaj.bsky.social of @ips-dc.org, speaking in Joburg with partners from @neweconomics.bsky.social
November 22, 2025 at 2:30 PM
The #G20 presidency now shifts from South Africa to the US. We should use the G20 spotlight to help Americans understand “how their welfare is linked to the welfare of people in the Global South.” – @reyannaj.bsky.social of @ips-dc.org, speaking in Joburg with partners from @neweconomics.bsky.social
“The American people are not boycotting the G20” - @sarahanderson.bsky.social in Johannesburg launching a joint @ips-dc.org report on the G20 with UK, Brazil, & South Africa partners. “Whatever happens at the governmental level, the people still need to show up & demand multilateral action”
November 21, 2025 at 3:20 PM
“The American people are not boycotting the G20” - @sarahanderson.bsky.social in Johannesburg launching a joint @ips-dc.org report on the G20 with UK, Brazil, & South Africa partners. “Whatever happens at the governmental level, the people still need to show up & demand multilateral action”
Musk gets a trillion-dollar pay package from Tesla shareholders while millions of Americans go hungry from SNAP cuts. In what kind of society does that make sense?
November 16, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Musk gets a trillion-dollar pay package from Tesla shareholders while millions of Americans go hungry from SNAP cuts. In what kind of society does that make sense?
"The carbon-guzzling rich" are responsible for the climate crisis.
Latest research from @oxfamamerica.bsky.social and @sei.org shows U.S. billionaires and millionaires are burning through carbon emissions at 4,000 times the speed of the worlds poorest 10%.
Latest research from @oxfamamerica.bsky.social and @sei.org shows U.S. billionaires and millionaires are burning through carbon emissions at 4,000 times the speed of the worlds poorest 10%.
November 14, 2025 at 4:45 PM
"The carbon-guzzling rich" are responsible for the climate crisis.
Latest research from @oxfamamerica.bsky.social and @sei.org shows U.S. billionaires and millionaires are burning through carbon emissions at 4,000 times the speed of the worlds poorest 10%.
Latest research from @oxfamamerica.bsky.social and @sei.org shows U.S. billionaires and millionaires are burning through carbon emissions at 4,000 times the speed of the worlds poorest 10%.
🚨Calling all DC readers🚨
Come see Inequality.org editors Chuck Collins and Sam Pizzigati speak @politicsprose.bsky.social's wharf location this Friday! Collins will be interviewed by Pizzigati about his new book "Burned by Billionaires."
Come see Inequality.org editors Chuck Collins and Sam Pizzigati speak @politicsprose.bsky.social's wharf location this Friday! Collins will be interviewed by Pizzigati about his new book "Burned by Billionaires."
November 10, 2025 at 9:04 PM
🚨Calling all DC readers🚨
Come see Inequality.org editors Chuck Collins and Sam Pizzigati speak @politicsprose.bsky.social's wharf location this Friday! Collins will be interviewed by Pizzigati about his new book "Burned by Billionaires."
Come see Inequality.org editors Chuck Collins and Sam Pizzigati speak @politicsprose.bsky.social's wharf location this Friday! Collins will be interviewed by Pizzigati about his new book "Burned by Billionaires."
As the government shutdown entered its 6th week, the ~42 million Americans who rely on food stamps did not receive their benefits. But even when the shutdown ends, the threat to SNAP won’t be over. The “Big Beautiful Bill” passed in July includes the largest cuts in history.
November 7, 2025 at 2:03 PM
As the government shutdown entered its 6th week, the ~42 million Americans who rely on food stamps did not receive their benefits. But even when the shutdown ends, the threat to SNAP won’t be over. The “Big Beautiful Bill” passed in July includes the largest cuts in history.
The Trump-GOP tax scheme will mean big cuts for the wealthy — while America's poorest households will actually be on the hook to pay more in 2027, a new @oxfamamerica.bsky.social report finds.
November 6, 2025 at 8:01 PM
The Trump-GOP tax scheme will mean big cuts for the wealthy — while America's poorest households will actually be on the hook to pay more in 2027, a new @oxfamamerica.bsky.social report finds.
Trump's White House ballroom construction started last week. The project is estimated to cost $300 million, funded by corporate giants like Lockheed Martin, Meta, Google, and Amazon – a stark reminder of who funds Trump's right-wing agenda.
October 31, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Trump's White House ballroom construction started last week. The project is estimated to cost $300 million, funded by corporate giants like Lockheed Martin, Meta, Google, and Amazon – a stark reminder of who funds Trump's right-wing agenda.
Billionaires like Michael Bloomberg are bankrolling the NYC mayoral election, pouring in over a third of all donations in the race. Candidate Andrew Cuomo has received 98% of all billionaire spending in the race.
October 30, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Billionaires like Michael Bloomberg are bankrolling the NYC mayoral election, pouring in over a third of all donations in the race. Candidate Andrew Cuomo has received 98% of all billionaire spending in the race.
You might assume that conservative-leaning voters will always be highly unlikely to support policies to fight inequality, even in the face of actual facts about the impact of our economic divides. A new academic study suggests otherwise.
October 30, 2025 at 1:15 PM
You might assume that conservative-leaning voters will always be highly unlikely to support policies to fight inequality, even in the face of actual facts about the impact of our economic divides. A new academic study suggests otherwise.
DoorDash billionaries make their wealth on the backs on under-waged immigrant labor, but remain silent amid mass ICE deportations
October 25, 2025 at 8:04 PM
DoorDash billionaries make their wealth on the backs on under-waged immigrant labor, but remain silent amid mass ICE deportations
Corporations spending trillions on shareholder payouts enriches the 1% while poor and working class Americans fall further behind.
@oxfamamerica.bsky.social
@oxfamamerica.bsky.social
October 24, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Corporations spending trillions on shareholder payouts enriches the 1% while poor and working class Americans fall further behind.
@oxfamamerica.bsky.social
@oxfamamerica.bsky.social
Trump's $20 billion+ bailout for his ally Javier Milei is part of a long legacy of foreign loans that have trapped Argentina in an endless cycle of austerity. A group of retirees are leading the fight to stop social services from being slashed @jacobinmag.bsky.social jacobin.com/2025/10/arge...
October 23, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Trump's $20 billion+ bailout for his ally Javier Milei is part of a long legacy of foreign loans that have trapped Argentina in an endless cycle of austerity. A group of retirees are leading the fight to stop social services from being slashed @jacobinmag.bsky.social jacobin.com/2025/10/arge...