Extreme Wealth Threatens Our Very Planet
January 23, 2019 | Millions of years ago, life on Earth survived an existential climate crisis. But that Earth had a distinct advantage: no rich people.
Articles by Sam Pizzigati
Executives Make Millions Misleading Cancer Patients. Here’s One Way to Stop Them.
December 5, 2018 | Cancer-treatment executives are reaping fortunes off misleading marketing. We should make that less profitable.
What Does Inequality Cost the Average American? About $150k
November 30, 2018 | Americans pay a steep price for not spreading their wealth around as well as other developed countries.
Democrats Won Big. Can They Go Bold, Too?
November 14, 2018 | The party's leaders have been far too cautious in the past. Newer ideas could spark real change in who owns and runs America.
Taxpayers Are Footing the Bill for Sky-High CEO Salaries
August 29, 2018 | Billions in taxpayer funds go to CEOs who pay their workers peanuts. We can change that.
If Your Boss Makes Millions, It’s Not Because of the ‘Market’
August 22, 2018 | On average, America's CEOs make 312 times what their workers take home — and that has nothing to do with supply and demand.
Corporate Wage Theft Is on the Rise
June 27, 2018 | Executives have a powerful incentive to cheat their workers: to pad their own exorbitant paychecks.
Three Cheers for a Frugal Brooklyn Legal Secretary
May 30, 2018 | But those life-affirming tales of modest multi-millionaires can reinforce a troubling message.