Inequality
Guthrie Scrimgeour – You Aren’t Allowed in These Billionaire Towns
‘Welcome to the fully privatised city, where the ultrarich can do as they please — no whining from the rabble permitted.’ In Jacobin. Read the article HERE.
Billionaires
Fake News
Christian Christensen – Elon Musk Doesn’t Know He’s on the Wrong Side of George Orwell
Musk’s purchase of Twitter has achieved its ambition: he’s converted his economic power into political power. Christian Christensen is Professor of Journalism at Stockholm University. Follow him on Twitter: @ChrChristensen. Cross-posted from Common Dreams Elon […]
Inequality
Sam Pizzigati – A Practical Prescription for Taxing Our World’s Richest
Brazil appears to be genuinely interested in a global billionaire tax, but it won’t work unless the global north – where most billionaires are – come on board. Sam Pizzigati writes on inequality for the […]
EU politics
Oxfam – A wealth tax on EU multi-millionaires and billionaires could raise 286.5 billion euros each year, 40% of the EU’s recovery fund
As the World Economic Forum begins in Davos, a new Oxfam report on inequality reveals an incredible growth in inequality in the EU. Cross-posted from the Oxfam website The EU’s five richest billionaires increased their […]
Inequality
Sam Pizzigati: A down year for our deepest pockets?
The billionaire class lost wealth in 2022 but it didn’t put a dent in their luxury spending. More money for billionaires doesn’t buy them more things, it buys them more political power. Sam Pizzigati writes on […]