For years, we have been fed a narrative that frames billionaires as heroes and extravagant wealth as the natural result of hard work—a narrative that only works if we ignore the unfair tax systems, nepotism, and entrenched power structures working against the vast majority of us.
It’s time to acknowledge these billionaires and their obscene fortunes for what they are—a drain on our communities, the environment, and our democracy, writes @edpomfret.bsky.social. @inequality.org
Forbes billionaire rankings feel less like a success story and more like a scoreboard for how broken the system is.
3,400 billionaires.
$20 trillion.
But sure, there’s “no money” for health, education, climate....
The math isn't mathing.
Short piece ↓
open.substack.com/pub/fightine...
I just joined the global call to #DrawTheLine — for peace, climate justice, and a world beyond fossil fuels. Be part of the actions this September: drawtheline.world?utm_source=b...
this four-frame comic is like a modern loss dot jpg. it transcends race, religion, creed and culture.
Breaking: Oxfam America is joining the lawsuit to block the Trump administration's assault on humanitarian aid.
The attack on foreign assistance and USAID is an illegal and unconstitutional action that exacerbates existing humanitarian crises and will have life or death consequences for millions.
thank you to Kendrick and the Eagles for making terrible people angry tonight
An excellent reminder of how this all fits together!
This Cybertruck did not crash. It made a heartfelt and perhaps ill-advised gesture that, in the moment, might have been misinterpreted as a crash, but we should not rush to judgement.
These executive orders on banning federally funded entities from recognizing trans people or disallowing them from using the bathroom are not self-executing or immediately enforceable. They require formal rule making at a minimum. They are a scare tactic. Ignore and do not comply in advance.
"It’s not about one specific individual.It’s the economic system that we have created where the billionaires are now pretty much being able to shape economic policies,social policies,which eventually gives them more and more profit”said @oxfaminternational.bsky.social Amitabh Behar
#TakersNotMakers
“What you’re seeing at the moment is a billionaire president taking oaths today, backed by the richest man. So this is pretty much the jewel in the crown of the global oligarchies,” @oxfaminternational.bsky.social's Amitabh Behar said...
#TakersNotMakers
#FightInequality
#WEF25
@oxfaminternational.bsky.social says billionaires’ wealth soared in 2024, with 4 minted every week
The group’s report comes as some of the world’s political and financial elite prepare for an annual gathering in Davos for #WEF25
www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/1/...
#TakersNotMakers
#FightInequality
Watch and read the report #TakersNotMakers #WEF25 #Davos
youtu.be/SxO3h_Xr01s?...
2024 was a bumper year for billionaires, whose wealth surged three times faster than in 2023 – and as if last year’s prediction of 1 trillionaire wasn't bad enough, how about the fact that we're on course for 5 trillionaires within the next decade? #TakersNotMakers www.forbes.com/sites/josiec... 🧵1/
As #wef24 begins in Davos, @Oxfam calls on the world to #FightInequality. In my Daily Brief, today, I ask:
Does humanity really need a trillionaire?
📰 English: www.hrw.org/the-day-in-h...
📰 Français: www.hrw.org/fr/news/2024...
🔊 Listen: www.hrw.org/video-photos...
Après la galette voici venu le temps du nouveau rapport #Davos d’ @oxfaminternational.bsky.social !
Il vient de sortir, le voilà ⤵️
@oxfaminternational.bsky.social's Amitabh Behar
“The ultra-rich like to tell us that getting rich takes skill,grit & hard work. But the truth is most wealth is taken,not made
So many of the so-called‘self-made’are actually heirs to vast fortunes,handed down through generations of unearned privilege”
Billionaire Wealth Surged By $2 Trillion Last Year, @oxfaminternational.bsky.social Report Shows
Not only has the rate of billionaire wealth accumulation accelerated—by three times—but so too has their power
www.forbes.com/sites/josiec...
#TakersNotMakers
#FightInequality
💰The majority of billionaire wealth comes from inheritance, monopoly power or crony connections.
💰𝙀𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮 billionaire under 30 has inherited their wealth.
💰If the world’s 10 richest men lost 99% of their wealth, they’d 𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙡𝙡 be billionaires.
Remember these when you’re told cuts are unavoidable because there’s no money…
As Davos begins, shocking data revealed in Oxfam’s report:
💰Billionaire wealth is growing 3 times faster than it was just a year ago.
💰Billionaire wealth is growing by $5.7 billion every 𝙙𝙖𝙮.
Billionaires growing richer faster than before,says @oxfaminternational.bsky.social - trillionaires are expected to emerge within the next decade,as the richest 1% now own 45% of global wealth,while 44% of humanity lives on less than $6.85 per day www.dw.com/en/billionai...
#TakersNotMakers
Billionaire wealth surges to ‘unimaginable’ levels in 2024 as @oxfaminternational.bsky.social predicts emergence of five trillionaires within a decade & shows 60% of billionaire wealth comes from inheritance, monopoly, or the power of “crony connections"
www.cnbc.com/2025/01/20/o...
#TakersNotMakers
Davos: @oxfamfrance.bsky.social pointe une«oligarchie»d’ultra-riches dangereuse pour la démocratie
@oxfaminternational.bsky.social calcule que 5 hommes dans le monde peuvent prétendre arriver à une fortune de 1.000 milliards de dollars dans les 10 ans
www.lefigaro.fr/internationa...
#takersnotmakers
I suppose because if you raise people up out of poverty then you lose the ability to manipulate them to hate others and exploit that for your own gain…🤔
