Sam Pizzigati
LATEST ARTICLES BY Sam Pizzigati
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Opinion
Stopping economic ups and downs: here’s how
November 2, 2016Want thrills in your life? Go ride a roller coaster. Want some economic security? Help make us more equal.
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News
Sandbagging, cross-selling: Keys to Wells Fargo’s profits
September 29, 2016The bank's "fleecing of its customers by opening fraudulent accounts for the purpose of extracting millions in illegal fees shows a culture that promotes wanton greed."
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News
Economic inequality on the rise worldwide
September 2, 2016Our global economy will never become more productive if we continue to let wealth concentrate.
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U.S.
Bugs in space and tax cheats
June 7, 2016Amazing - we can now spot a bug in space. So how come we can't spot people who cheat on their taxes right here on terra firma in the USA?
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Labor
AFL-CIO backs legislation to curb execs’ revolving door to D.C.
August 27, 2015"Hard-working families can't afford to have the financial industry and government creating a cozy relationship that allows Wall Street to write its own rules."
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U.S.
Donald Trump: success and excess
August 13, 2015Trump has said some stupendously outrageous things in his bid for the 2016 GOP presidential nomination, revealing the attitudes of extremely rich people.
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U.S.
Antidotes to inequality — time for some $58,000 traffic tickets?
May 6, 2015The protests that followed last year's deadly Ferguson police shooting have revealed how local courts are gouging poor people on fines for minor offenses.
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Labor
CEO pay continues to spin out of control
June 13, 2014Could we see a new movement to leverage the power of the public purse against the corporate pay policies that do so much to leave us more unequal?
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