Wealth inequality in America worse than you think it is
This video on wealth inequality in the U.S. has gone viral within days, and for good reason. It painstakingly goes through several graphics to get across some basic, staggering facts […]
Category Archives: Wealth Inequality
Baltimore to evict Camp 83
Several homeless people set up an encampment under an interstate overpass not far from Baltimore’s Housing Resource Center (HRC), the city’s biggest shelter. The city announced that it will evict […]
Sins of sequestration: Republicans refuse to end giveaways to corporations and super-rich
Republicans are always for cutting the federal budget, right? Nope, not when it comes to protecting the assets of their super-wealthy friends. In the sequester battle, here are some of […]
Tent of Dreams: A final act of defiance
by John Zangas It was the final act of defiance by Occupy DC, a group of people who had given their last ounce of effort in protest, their last will […]
Missing the Jack Lew connection: How a Citigroup exec becomes Treasury Secretary
by @rousseau_ist Frontline’s most recent program entitled “The Untouchables,” which aired on January 22, outlined how Lanny Breuer, head of the DOJ’s criminal division, and his Deputy were unwilling to […]
The 99 Percent Dance Party that trumped “Gala of the One Percent”
The annual Alfalfa Club dinner is an intimate schmooze-fest of politicians and mega-wealthy businessmen. Even the president, with few exceptions, is usually in attendance, unable to resist the temptation of […]
DC-area strike supporters meet swift reaction by Walmart
Management at eight Walmart stores in the DC metropolitan area acted quickly to squash leafleting to support striking workers. Activists from a coalition of local organizations visited Walmart stores in […]
Coordinated protests thwart business as usual at Bank of America branches in DC
Simultaneous protests targeting Bank of America branches throughout the District of Columbia delayed openings and drew attention to the financial giant’s foreclosure practices. Occupy Our Homes DC coordinated the “reverse […]
Taxes hitting Romney hard–really, really hard
Mitt Romney estimates his federal income tax rate to be 15%, and here’s a point of comparison with the rest of us, the so-called 47%. As the chart shows, federal […]
