“Trump is again proving that he lied to the American people and doesn’t care about lowering costs—only what’s best for himself and his ultra-rich friends.” As part of a flurry of executive actions on the first day of his second White House term, President Donald Trump on Monday rescinded an order signed by his predecessor that aimed […]
U.S. President Donald Trump issued a series of executive actions after taking office Monday, including moving to withdraw from international health and climate bodies and directing a suspension of U.S. foreign aid. A set of orders focused on immigration, such as declaring an emergency on the U.S.-Mexico border, ending asylum and halting birthright citizenship for […]
“The capture of our global economy by a privileged few has reached heights once considered unimaginable,” said the executive director of Oxfam International. An Oxfam report published Monday shows that the combined wealth of the world’s billionaires surged three times faster in 2024 than the previous year, rising by $2 trillion as efforts to combat global poverty remained […]
“Trump’s White House is government by the billionaires, for the billionaires,” said the chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus. While President-elect Donald Trump is expected to hail the “start of a thrilling new era of national success” during his inaugural speech on Monday, progressives said the presence of some of the nation’s most powerful billionaires at the event signals […]