The Clearest Case for Taxing Billionaires Yet
January 25, 2023 | Last year, the world’s wealthiest lost billions and didn’t suffer one bit. They wouldn’t suffer if they had to pay their fair share of taxes either.
Articles by Sam Pizzigati
Elon Musk May Not Be So Brilliant After All
November 23, 2022 | As Twitter implodes under Musk’s rule, a lawsuit argues Tesla is vastly overpaying the world’s richest man.
Can’t Beat the Heat? Blame Inequality
September 14, 2022 | Why poor neighborhoods are often hotter than rich neighborhoods — and what to do about it.
Keeping Workers Poor Is Bad for Business
June 14, 2022 | At America's biggest low-wage employers, chief executives now pocket 670 times more than their workers.
The Tom Paine Tax Plan
April 13, 2022 | Over two centuries ago, Tom Paine urged our new republic to tax extreme wealth. This tax season, President Biden is picking up the call.
Tornadoes Can Kill. So Can Amazon’s Business Model.
December 22, 2021 | How long will we tolerate the corporate "risk taking" that puts only workers at risk?
Let’s Take the Profit Out of War
August 25, 2021 | CEOs shouldn’t have a financial stake in the murderous mass violence of modern warfare.
The Billionaire Space Race Is a Wake-Up Call
July 21, 2021 | Bored billionaires want tax breaks to escape a planet they helped pollute. Should we even let them back?