billionaires
Losing a few billion doesn’t matter when you’re part of the capitalist elite
January 30, 2023Last year, the world’s wealthiest lost billions and didn’t suffer one bit. They wouldn’t suffer if they had to pay their fair share of taxes either.
Read morePandemic ‘best of times’ created a new billionaire every 30 hours
August 2, 2022The world’s obscenely rich grew in numbers and in wealth by taking advantage of a pandemic that, for millions, meant hunger, sickness, and death.
Read moreBillionaires’ shiny utopias are dulling our democracy
November 1, 2021The fact that an occasional billionaire is decent does not negate the problems with having billionaires in the first place.
Read moreTexas raised $54 million for border wall—almost all from one billionaire
October 6, 2021Timothy Mellon is the Wyoming-based grandson of banking tycoon Andrew Mellon. He is responsible for nearly 98% of the donations to Texas’ border wall fund.
Read moreLabor Secretary Acosta toppled by Epstein sexual predator scandal
July 12, 2019Under attack from across the political spectrum for his prior lenient plea bargain deal with serial sexual predator Jeffrey Epstein, embattled Trump Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta resigned on July 12.
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