“This inequality is no accident; the billionaire class is ensuring corporations deliver more wealth to them at the expense of everyone else,” said Oxfam’s interim executive director. Breaking: The wealth of the world’s five richest men more than doubled since 2020 while 5 billion people globally have become poorer. ⁰⁰More on our annual inequality report […]
The military spokesman for Yemen’s Houthis said the U.S.-U.K. airstrikes would “not go unanswered or unpunished.” Yemen’s Houthis vowed Friday to respond to airstrikes carried out hours earlier by U.S. and U.K. forces, calling the Western nations’ bombing campaign an “unjustified and illegitimate” attack. “All American and British interests have become legitimate targets for the Yemeni Armed […]
“Almost nobody says we should have the richest pay the least. And yet when we look around the country, the vast majority of states have tax systems that do just that.” Nearly every state and local tax system in the U.S. is fueling the nation’s inequality crisis by forcing lower- and middle-class families to contribute […]
“How many more records does it take before we phase out fossil fuels and deal with it?” asked one climate campaigner. European scientists officially confirmed Tuesday that 2023 was the hottest year on record, surpassing 2016 by a huge margin as greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuels continue to drive global temperatures to terrifying new highs. The conclusion […]