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Inequality, Made in America How Corporate America is Fueling our Inequality Crisis For decades, the largest US corporations have been driving the inequality crisis, actively concentrating power and ...
New research reveals that nearly a third of all workers in the US earn under $15 an hour. But women and people of color do much more than their fair share of low-wage jobs.
Wealth inequality in the US is more extreme and dangerous than income inequality; and we need to change our approach, so we effectively tax wealth as well as income. We offer five reasons why a wealth ...
Climate change is affecting agriculture, but we can reduce climate-warming emissions and help farmers adapt to ensure we have nutritious food in the future.
Global inequality stems not just from what people have and don’t have—but what they're able to do with what they have. “The levels of inequality are horrendous," said Janet Fuentes, an activist from ...
Climate and inequality fuel each other—as inequality worsens, so does climate change. The world is facing twin crises of inequality and climate change. As the richest people, corporations, and ...
Best and Worst States to Work in the US 2024 The Best States to Work Index, now in its sixth edition, is an index of 27 policies across three themes - wages, worker protections, and rights to organize ...
Oxfam predicts there will be at least five trillionaires a decade from now. 204 new billionaires were minted in 2024, nearly four every week. Oxfam estimates sixty percent of billionaire wealth is now ...
The world is highly unequal. So what are global wealth inequality and income inequality? Explore these key terms and more.
In reaction to the Trump administration’s re-designation of Yemen’s Houthis as a terrorist organization, Oxfam America’s Director of Peace & Security Scott Paul said: “The Trump administration’s ...
At Work and Under Watch Surveillance and suffering at Amazon and Walmart warehouses Amazon and Walmart are the two largest private employers in the United States, and together these two ...
Recharging Community Consent: Mining companies, battery minerals, and the battle to break from the past With mining set to expand as part of the sweeping energy transition, it is imperative that ...