The Big Rip: Low Wage Corporations Spent Half A Trillion Inflating CEO Pay – OpEd
Most of us believe in fair pay for honest work. So why aren’t low-wage workers better paid? After 30 years
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Author: Sarah Anderson
Sarah Anderson directs the Global Economy Project and co-edits Inequality.org at the Institute for Policy Studies.
Website: https://inequality.org
Articles by Sarah Anderson :
Poor And Low-Income Voters Are A Sleeping Giant – OpEd
Amidst all the nail-biting uncertainty over the 2024 election, one thing’s for sure: turnout will be key. This February, the
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Biden’s Economic Plans Are Solid, But We Need Action – OpEd
The word “jobs” came up 15 times in President Joe Biden’s State of the Union speech – more times than even the
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Sports Teams: The ‘Everlasting Tax Shelter’ For Billionaires – OpEd
Remember the Everlasting Gobstopper from Willie Wonka’s chocolate factory? Designed for children “with very little pocket money,” it lasted forever, never got
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Biden Could Cancel Student Debt, But Will He? – OpEd
Washington is abuzz with ideas for actions the Biden-Harris administration could take that would not require congressional approval. One of
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Low-Income Voters Showed Up For Biden: Now They Need Relief – OpEd
Joe Biden is headed to the White House, and he has low-income voters to thank. While higher-income voters swung further
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Unleashing The Power Of Poor Votes – OpEd
Voter mobilization is not easy in Metcalfe Park, a majority-Black neighborhood in Milwaukee scarred by poverty, racism, disenfranchisement, and neglect.
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Coronavirus And The ‘Shock Doctrine’ – OpEd
We all have to come together. We need to help each other. We don’t have time for politics as usual.
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War Profiteering Is Real: We Need To End It – OpEd
The prospect of war with Iran is terrifying. Experts predict as many as a million people could die if the current tensions
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America Needs A Long-Term Care Program For Seniors – OpEd
By 2035, seniors are projected to outnumber children in the U.S. population. Maybe then we’ll look back and credit Washington
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