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“If we had a national billionaire income tax, we’d collect that revenue no matter where he lived,” said Americans for Tax Fairness. Jake Johnson February 13, 2023 Read the full article here Common Dreams
A strong performance in financial markets, particularly an outsize gain for the stock market in 2021, helped entrench existing trends of wealth inequality during the pandemic, new data released this week show. Cora Lewis...
The median price of a Super Bowl ticket this year is nearly $9,000, putting the game on track to be the most expensive on record. Billionaires are expected to have trouble finding parking spots for their...
Jesus will be making an appearance during the Super Bowl thanks to He Gets Us, an ad campaign promising to reintroduce people to the “authentic Jesus of the Bible.” I think the “authentic Jesus”...
Dollar stores have proliferated in recent years, and a study by a University of Connecticut economist has found that they contribute to less healthful food choices in the neighborhoods where they open. Ed Stannard...
Kira Johnson was so excited to be a mother that she began planning her first son’s birthday party while still pregnant. The carnival-themed party she threw was epic: cake, cupcakes and a movie poster...
Parents of students at the IPrep Academy in South Florida were shocked after being asked to sign permission slips to allow their children to participate in Black History Month. Brooke Leigh Howard February 6,...
“Helping” people by shaming them — and canceling their civil rights. Matttea Kramer February 2, 2024 Read the full article here Nation of Change
Following remarks from S. Dakota Governor Kristi Noem expressing her intention to send the S. Dakota Nation Guard and razor wire to the U.S/Mexico border, Oglala Sioux Nation President Star Comes Out has asserted his Nation’s...
Inside the chamber for Alabama’s experimental new execution technique. Mary Harris February 1, 2024 Read the full article here Slate