inequality
Unions back Poor People’s Campaign, renew demand for Biden meeting
June 7, 2022“We no longer will accept a system built on workers’ backs while billionaires profit from the pandemic,” SEIU President Mary Kay Henry warned.
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News Guild Survey of Tribune newsrooms: Underpaid, overworked, four-fifths white
March 31, 2022Workers at Tribune Media are underpaid, overworked, and treated unequally on the basis of race.
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The deadly 2022 Bronx fire was a capitalist disaster
February 3, 2022It reflected a failure of the system rather than a mistake by an individual tenant.
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As inequality killed millions, top billionaires doubled wealth during pandemic
January 20, 2022Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk were among those who took advantage of the pandemic to more than double their wealth.
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Wealthy capitalist countries owe climate reparations, developing nations tell COP26
November 10, 2021Developing economies say $1.3 trillion a year is needed for green energy transition and adapting to the climate crisis—and only rich countries have the cash.
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