Billionaires

'Completely Upside Down': As Most Americans Struggled During First Six Months of Pandemic, Billionaire Wealth Surged by $845 Billion
A man preaches on the street about the dire state of the economy on August 25, 2020 in New York City. (Photo: Andrew Lichtenstein/Corbis via Getty Images)
'$2.5 Trillion Theft': Study Shows Richest 1% of Americans Have Taken $50 Trillion From Bottom 90% in Recent Decades
Brett Wilkins, staff writer
Workers march for a $15 minimum wage in New York City on November 10, 2015. (Photo: Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
The median U.S. worker salary would be around twice as high today if wages kept pace with economic output since World War II, new research revealed.
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'American Capitalism Is Off the Rails': Bezos Now Worth $200 Billion as Millions Struggle to Afford Essentials
Brett Wilkins, staff writer
And the world's first double-centi-billionaire is... Jeff Bezos. (Photo: Andrej Sokolow/Getty Images)
Protesters rally outside Bezos' D.C. to demand $30/hr minimum wage for Amazon...
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Call for 'Emergency Charity Stimulus' as Billionaire Wealth Soars and US Nonprofits Sink
Lisa Newcomb, staff writer
Mandating an increase of giving from charitable funds, says one advocate, "...
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Americans for Tax Fairness
Billionaire Wealth Grew by $845 Billion, or 29%, as America Struggled Through First Six Months of Pandemic
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Institute for Policy Studies
5 Months Into Pandemic, Billionaires’ Total Wealth Has Ballooned by Nearly $800 Billion
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