Tax the Rich? We Did That Once
A little history might just inspire us to try that taxing again.
Inequality and Dishonesty Will Kill Democracy
By Jim Mamer / Original to ScheerPost On November 2, 2022, less than a week before the recent national election, President Biden delivered a speech warning against voter intimidation, political…
The US Spends Almost as Much on Healthcare as the Rest of the World Combined and Has One of the Worst Outcomes
Esteemed physician Dr. Stephen Bezruchka explains why spending the most in the midst of inequality and flawed politics produces an unhealthy prognosis.
Herman Daly: An Economist Who Future Economists—and Societies—Will Dare Not Ignore
Without greater equality, Herman Daly helped us understand, our environment has no real shot at renewal.
Liz Theoharis: The True Extent of Poverty in the Richest Nation on Earth
If the U.S. is to redeem itself with a vision of justice, it’s time for a deep and humble acknowledgment of the breadth and depth of poverty in the richest…
How Can the Global South Escape the ‘Austerity Trap’?
The IMF's surprise concern for increasing inequality in the UK offers a chance to look at inequality facing the rest of the world.
Chris Hedges: They Crush Our Song for a Reason
The powerful keep those they exploit from knowing who they are, where they came from and the crimes of the ruling class. As social inequality mounts, so does the campaign…
Number of Ultrarich Hits All-Time High as Someone Dies From Hunger Every 4 Seconds
"Those with the power and money to change this must come together to better respond to current crises and prevent and prepare for future ones," a coalition of charities asserted.
How a City’s Unequal Infrastructure Makes Poorer Neighborhoods Hotter
Why poor neighborhoods are often hotter than rich neighborhoods — and what to do about it.
Queen’s Funeral Shuts Food Banks Amid Cost of Living Crisis
Critics warn that people ‘cannot wait for help’ as millions face poverty this winter.
The Big Myth About Inequality: It Just Happened!
By Dean Baker / Beat the Press/CEPR The standard line in policy circles about the soaring inequality of the last four decades is that it is just an unfortunate outcome…
Craig Murray: Marx Was Right
By Craig Murray / CraigMurray.org.uk I have never considered myself a Marxist. I came to adulthood at the end of the one, forty year long, period in the history of…
Les Miserables, Living and Dying on American Streets
By Eve Ottenberg / CounterPunch Statistics lie. Some lie more than others. The ones regarding unemployment lie brazenly and have done so for years, erasing the very existence of the…
Michelle Wilde Anderson: Saving Broke and Broken America, One Town at a Time
Michelle Wilde Anderson speaks to Robert Scheer about how four working class towns struggling with poverty and broke governments still managed to progress.
“Fight Poverty, Not the Poor!”: Thousands Rally in Washington DC
Labor unions, civil society and religious groups joined the Poor People’s Campaign on June 18 to demand justice and redressal for the 140 million people in the US facing poverty…