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The Trump administration is approaching conflict in the Middle East as a business opportunity.

@Forbes @EdPomfret Full article: The Billionaire Circus Is Back. Forgive Me If I Don’t Clap. inequality.org/article/billio…

"@Forbes presents their annual Global Billionaire rankings as a spectacle. I have never really understood the hype." -- @edpomfret of Fight Inequality Alliance

Getting rid of dark money would be one good start. Paying their damned taxes would be another. We can do both. theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

it sounds obvious but the fact that almost all original signers **cannot stop getting richer** is what makes the Giving Pledge so easy to criticize. the right will take advantage of anything! it's far past time for voluntary efforts w/ teeth, new regs, + wealth redistribution.

The Mets projected payroll for the 2026 season is a comparatively paltry $370 million (with an M).

American taxpayer dollars are being wasted on a war that is bringing nothing but death and suffering.

The Hansens have built a $1 billion fortune by capturing the American pork industry, @Chuck99to1 writes in his Oligarch Watch column at @thenation. thenation.com/article/societ…

@SarahDAnderson1 @thenation @unitehere11 @LosAngelesFwd Sarah's full article: thenation.com/article/societ…

Our co-editor @SarahDAnderson1 has an article in @thenation on the LA & San Francisco ballot initiatives to hike taxes on corporations with huge gaps between CEO and worker pay. LA campaign backers include @unitehere11, LAANE, @LosAngelesFwd, & other labor & community groups

great chart on donor-advised funds transferring to other donor-advised funds philanthropy.com/news/caught-in…

Share of election spending by billionaires before Citizens United: 0.3% Share of election spending by billionaires in 2024: 19% It is not a coincidence that we're about to get our first trillionaire while working people struggle to afford rent, groceries, and healthcare.

Brian Niccol of Starbucks took home the award for the most nonsensical disparity between CEO and employee income: He earns $95,801,676, while the median salary for a Starbucks employee was a mere $14,674. trib.al/gf8hsCp

The Policy Director of IPS's Charity Reform Initiative predicts the number of donor-advised funds will shrink in the years to come. Guest Contributor, Dan Petegorsky: tinyurl.com/2fs779f4 #DonorAdvisedFunds #DAFs #Philanthropy #CharitableGiving #TaxPolicy #NonprofitSector #WealthAndGiving #GivingTrends #PhilanthropyDebate #TaxIncentives

per @Philanthropy's data, over $13.1 billion (or over 58%) of "gifts" from America's 50 biggest donors traveled into foundations & donor-advised funds in 2025. money flows out of them... but basically everyone's getting richer, reaping tax benefits, + retaining control.

NEW: In the midst of an affordability crisis, the CEOs of some U.S. companies are cashing in — all while paying their workers poverty wages. In our latest report, @inequalityorg’s @SarahDAnderson1 sheds light on some of the most egregious offenders. ips-dc.org/report-america…

Adios Kristi Noem. My article about her "deception rodeo" -starting with her lies about the estate tax. @inequalityorg @IPS_DC @PatrioticMills commondreams.org/opinion/noem-l…

Full details on the 20 largest low-wage employers and the affordability crisis: inequality.org/article/20-cor…

With families facing high costs for basic needs and deep cuts to public aid, it’s more important than ever for all corporations to pay living wages.

One way for labor to increase its political influence and for the Democratic Party to win back workers, a new report argues, is to recruit candidates with union backgrounds for office. inequality.org/article/union-…