A Simple Prescription for a Longer Life: Equality
March 4, 2020 | Epidemiologists say it’s no coincidence Americans now live shorter lives than their counterparts in more equal economies.
Articles by Sam Pizzigati
How Credit Cards Make Us More Unequal
February 10, 2020 | Credit card companies fleece retailers to give high-end spenders cash back — a system the rest of us end up subsidizing.
Trump’s EPA Is a Huge Cancer Risk
January 27, 2020 | Industry-friendly regulators are letting chemical companies flood the country with toxins. It should be a scandal.
What Would It Cost to Buy the 2020 Election?
November 26, 2019 | America’s wealthiest billionaires buy a national election at $100 a vote — and still make money.
How Much ‘Inequality Tax’ Are You Paying?
October 29, 2019 | If the U.S. were as equal as Japan, the average American’s wealth would triple. Inequality is like a tax on two-thirds of your income.
Inequality Is Literally Killing Us
October 9, 2019 | Again and again, studies show that the richer wealthy Americans become, the shorter the rest of us live.
Make America… More Like Canada
August 27, 2019 | Canadians enjoy much better health care, much less inequality, and — a new study finds — higher incomes too.
Can Society Survive Without Empathy?
June 12, 2019 | In a deeply unequal America, many of our deepest pockets are keen to find out.