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This song is catchy (love the Upright Bass) and effective Classism, Racism, Immigration, she touches it all Rich people stacking the deck Rich people with big fat checs Rich People havin’ a ball Rich People fu**in us all Sing it recite it , copy and...
by Jamesleo
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As the National Director at the Minority Business Development Agency, located within the U.S. Department of Commerce, one of my primary concerns was creating conditions for the economic success of all Americans, including those in underrepresented...
by DavidByrd
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I grew up in a trailer. It wasn’t in a trailer park, but on a large lot in a small town. I was talking to my dad about this the other day, and he said he and my mother bought it used in 1965 for a couple thousand bucks, lived in it for 14 years and...
by Michelle Teheux
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Many of the billionaires who claimed they were “sorry” they voted for Donald Trump in 2020, supported other Republican primary candidates this past year, and denounced Trump’s attempted insurrection are all being wooed back to the MAGA fold, according...
by Walter Einenkel
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This article originally appeared at TomDispatch.com. To receive TomDispatch in your inbox three times a week, click here. A Slow-Motion World War III? Imperial Decline (Up Close and Personal) in the Age of Climate Change By Tom Engelhardt I’ve been...
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American Death Once upon a time, it was popular to call America’s form of representational government “democracy”. Now, many of those advocating for revolutionary change have drawn the distinction between democracy and the American Republic. There...
by Haj
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“We must make our choice. We may have democracy, or we may have wealth concentrated in the hands of a few, but we can’t have both,” said Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis in 1941. Billionaires in the United States are subject to a lower overall tax...
by frankfaiola
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New York City announced on Monday that it will spend $18 million over three years to wipe out more than $2 billion in medical debt, affecting around half a million New Yorkers. The city will coordinate with RIP Medical Debt, a nonprofit that buys up...
by Walter Einenkel
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The richest people in the world are enjoying the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. This year’s annual get-together began with an Oxfam report detailing how the five richest men in the world have more than doubled their wealth in the last...
by Walter Einenkel
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While the world’s richest people convene this week in Switzerland for the annual World Economic Forum, Oxfam has released a new report detailing the extraordinary increases in wealth inequality since 2020. Some of the key findings include: The five...
by Walter Einenkel
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