He knew better than trying to run the government as a business. By Dr. Eliga GouldProfessor of...
Economy
The House most directly represented the people. By Dr. Cecily ZanderAssistant Professor of HistoryTexas Woman’s University Steven...
Researchers trace the income gap back more than 11,000 years. By Matthew ShaerEmerson Collective FellowNew America When...
Wealthy political influence is a big contributing factor. A new Pew Research Center survey of 36 nations...
Long-term trends in income and wealth inequality since 1300. By Dr. Guido AlfaniProfessor of Economic HistoryBocconi University...
The extent of global poverty today. By Dr. Max RoserFounder, Our World in DataExecutive Co-Director, Global Change...
People selectively perceive inequality from among all its manifold forms. By Dr. Simon SzreterProfessor of History and...
A massive tax giveaway to those at the top financed by working-class Americans. By Colin SeebergerSenior Adviser,...
She’s not so much about “law and order” after all. By Brett WilkinsStaff WriterCommon Dreams On her...
The ultra-rich and large corporations have long used influence for power. By Alex JacquezChief of Policy and...
Trump is a malignant narcissist and sadist with an insatiable lust for power. By Robert Reich, J.D.Carmel...
It can be passed in the Senate with a simple majority. By Bobby KoganSenior Director, Federal Budget...
What is allowed in, and what is not? By Bobby KoganSenior Director, Federal Budget PolicyThe Center for...
By Jennifer ShuttSenior ReporterStates Newsroom Introduction Republicans in Congress have begun taking their first steps on the...
Being hard-working and poor are not mutually exclusive. By Darrell EhrlickEditor-in-ChiefDaily Montanan Few things are as obvious...
It’s shaping up to be 2017 all over again. By Dr. Lindsay OwensExecutive DirectorGroundwork Collaborative As President...
The wealthiest cities in the U.S. are now almost seven times richer than the poorest regions. By...
Republicans have been out to kill Social Security since its founding in 1935. By Robert Reich, J.D.Carmel...
The Senate Finance Committee [held] a confirmation hearing for Scott Bessent, Donald Trump’s nominee to serve as...
Disabled people are more likely to be poor. By Mia Ives-RubleeSenior Director, Disability Justice InitiativeCenter for American...
It will catalyze another economic meltdown. By Jake JohnsonStaff WriterCommon Dreams President-elect Donald Trump and his advisers are reportedly...
Earliest economies were driven by agriculture. Curated/Reviewed by Matthew A. McIntoshPublic HistorianBrewminate Introduction In the history of economic...
Trump’s tariff agenda is ill-conceived. By Ryan MulhollandSenior Fellow, International Economic PolicyThe Center for American Progress By...
These poverty thresholds were developed in 1963. By Gordon M. Fisher Introduction In recent years there has...
Avoiding taxes earmarked for health care. By Paul KielReporterProPublica Introduction For most working Americans, paying their share...
Trump’s will cause considerable disruption. By Thom HartmannPolitical Commentator The stürm und drang all over the media this week...
Three reinforcing pillars. By Ryan MulhollandSenior Fellow, International Economic PolicyThe Center for American Progress Introduction The era...
Peasant consumption extended beyond the village. By Dr. Phillipp R. SchofieldProfessor of HistoryAberystwyth University Introduction Medieval historians...
The scourge of monopoly power. By Dr. Richard R. JohnProfessor of HistoryColumbia University The U.S. Justice Department...
The economic and social needs of the poor were balanced, mostly inequitably, with the needs of society...