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US income inequality
May 2024
‘We deserve more’: US workers’ share of the pie dwindles
Bureau of Labor Statistics releases latest estimate of how much labor receives of national income, showing bleak decline
February 2024
US unions target the housing affordability crisis as their ‘biggest issue’
Organized labor across the country is now setting its sights on housing costs as rents and mortgages continue to soar
January 2024
Forty-four of 50 US states worsen inequality with ‘upside-down’ taxes
New research found that poorest fifth pay a tax rate 60% higher, on average, than the top 1% of households
November 2023
Nearly half of American adults faced medical bill issues in last year – survey
High-income Americans also almost as likely to defer healthcare over cost as people with low or average incomes in other countries
August 2023
CEOs of top 100 ‘low-wage’ US firms earn $601 for every $1 by worker, report finds
These companies paid their employees a median wage of $31,672 in 2022, while their CEOs took home an average $15.3m
July 2023
Race and money
Where now for workplace diversity after court’s affirmative action ruling?
The supreme court’s decision to strike down diversity policies in higher education raises concerns over future of DEI in employment
June 2023
‘It left me with nothing’: the debt trap of payday loans
Some payday loans have interest rates as high as 664% – but now Minnesota will cap them at 36%, in line with some other states
May 2023
‘Codes being broken every day’: Dollar General safety violations alarm workers
Federal safety authority Osha has imposed millions in fines on discount retailer which is largest retail chain in US
Top five US executives hoard $9bn tax-free for retirement as workers face limits
At many of these companies a sizeable percentage of workers had no money in their 401(k)s, report finds
It’s official: billionaires aren’t the brainboxes they like to believe
Arwa Mahdawi
The obscene wealth of many CEOs is less a result of intelligence and more down to luck, background and personality, writes Arwa Mahdawi
February 2023
US experts warn AI likely to kill off jobs – and widen wealth inequality
Economists wary of firm predictions but say advances could create new raft of billionaires while other workers are laid off
January 2023
Tax the rich, urge protesters at New York City’s ‘Towers of Power’
Our unequal earth
Name-your-price produce: farms let customers pay what they can for fruits and vegetables
November 2022
‘I’m not stressed’: guaranteed income programs are changing the lives of American parents
The policy that’s been standard in northern Europe and Canada trickles down to kids, alleviating trauma that could be mitigated
October 2022
Will plunging shares end big tech’s era of ‘pornographic’ profits?
After the astonishing wealth earned during lockdown, investors fear times may never be as good again for Silicon Valley’s giants
August 2022
Student loan forgiveness: what you need to know about Biden’s plan
Who qualifies and how to apply for the forgiveness plan, and will the student loan payment freeze be extended?
June 2022
Wage gap between CEOs and US workers jumped to 670-to-1 last year, study finds
Report on 300 top US companies found CEOs making an average of $10.6m, with the median worker getting $23,968
May 2022
Why giving your employees a piece of the pie could boost your business
Employee Stock Ownership Plans hold over $1.6tn in assets and can make a more profitable company and a better place to work
April 2022
‘What am I going to do?’: soaring prices fuel calls for US government to step in
Wealthiest Americans pay just 3.4% of income in taxes, investigation reveals
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