The top 100 CEOs in the U. S. have accumulated retirement accounts equal to 40% of all workers. Scott Klinger with Jobs With Justice, and Olivia Alperstein with the Institute […]
America Has a Billionaire Problem
“Guys like Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk make more money in a day than most of us could dream of having in a lifetime. At that point, money becomes meaningless.” […]
Ricks: Davos meeting failed to address systemic wealth inequality
The World Economic Form annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, concluded less than a week ago. According to Jenny Ricks, Global Convenor of the Fight Inequality Alliance, very little was accomplished […]
Digging into the Pandora Papers
What are the Pandora Papers, why do they matter, and what do they reveal? For today’s show, Friday host Esty Dinur digs into this explosive investigation of nearly 12 million […]
How “Silver Spoon Oligarchs” cheat the system to hoard the...
Of Chuck Collins’ recent book, Senator Bernie Sanders says “book reveals not only the inner workings of the elaborate scheme to hide more than $20 trillion in wealth, it offers […]
The Rot of the American Ruling Class
How do we get beyond the rhetoric of “the one percent” to discuss the ruling class in twenty-first century America? Thursday host Allen Ruff digs into this and other questions […]