The Second Estate: A Q&A with Ray Madoff Chuck Collins speaks with Ray Madoff about her new book breaking down how the rich us our tax code to get even richer.

Inequality editor @chuck77.bsky.social interviews Ray Madoff about her new book covering how the ultra-rich have warped our tax code to their benefit. inequality.org/article/ray-...

The Case for Blaming Billionaires Responding to a recent column by IP Editor-in-Chief David Callahan, Chuck Collins weighs in on why, in this political moment, “it’s time to vocally and unflinchingly blame the billionaires.”

"The problem isn’t wealth, per se, but the corrosive power of excessive wealth in our economic system and our suffering democracy."

The Case for Blaming Billionaires www.insidephilanthropy.com/home/the-cas...

Did you know the smallest group of the world's population (Billionaires) have the largest carbon footprint and are accelerating climate change? @inequality.org @patrioticmillionaires.org @ips-dc.org

Why Billionaires Fear This Economist YouTube video by Rutger Bregman

This is not how democracy works. Democracy is pooling resources and deciding together, not letting billionaires pick their favorite causes. Watch full video here: youtu.be/UWXyUbq34hQ?...

The super wealthy are building dynasties while raising the cost of housing for everyone else... they aren't even going to live there.

Two Bold Proposals to Tax Wealth Across the Land How can the U.S. reverse democracy-distorting concentrations of wealth and power? A federal annual wealth tax must be part of the equation. The richest

Senators Sanders and Warren have both proposed wealth taxes this spring. I've taken a look at them both and here's a breakdown for you @counterpunchmedia.bsky.social @inequality.org @ips-dc.org @patrioticmillionaires.org www.counterpunch.org/2026/04/07/t...

Multimillion-dollar CEO pay at these 20 low-wage companies is costing you. This is now the only fix. CEO pay at the “low-wage 20” averages $18.6 million, while many of their median workers rely on taxpayer-supported Medicaid and SNAP.

Our co-editor @sarahanderson.bsky.social on solving the wage suppression factor in the affordability crisis through:

⬆️ federal minimum wage
💪 union rights
⬆️ taxes on corporations with big CEO-worker pay gaps

www.marketwatch.com/story/multim...

Naming and Shaming Food Barons: A Q&A with Austin Frerick Corporate consolidation in America’s food industry is making food more expensive and worse. What can we do about it?

@inequality.org’s @millsrodrigo.bsky.social interviews Austin Frerick, author of the new book “Barons: Money, Power, and the Corruption of America’s Food Industry,” which examines how corporate monopolies have resulted in higher prices and lower quality food for consumers.

The wealthy are constantly bending the rules of democracy in their favor.

Q & A: What to Know About the Endangerment Finding - Moms Clean Air Force The Endangerment Finding is a foundational part of EPA’s ability to protect us from the health effects of climate change, and thanks to the new Trump administration, it’s now directly under threat.

"Revoking the Endangerment Finding would put so much at risk: our families’ physical and mental health, humans’ ability to thrive on this planet, and the stability of our societies." www.momscleanairforce.org/what-to-know...

Divisions and scapegoating are great tools for turning our democracy into an oligarchy @inequality.org @ips-dc.org @patrioticmillionaires.org

Don't let the Billionaire Class steal our Democracy! @inequality.org @patrioticmillionaires.org

Have You Paid Your “Intuit Tax”? Tax prep oligarch Sasan Goodarzi blocks the “public option” for tax filers.

Have you ever wondered why our tax system is so complicated? Whether you use their services or not, most of us pay an "Intuit Tax" www.thenation.com/article/poli... @inequality.org @ips-dc.org @patrioticmillionaires.org

Chuck Collins — Global Connections Television Chuck Collins is the Director of the Program on Inequality and the Common Good at the Institute for Policy Studies, where he co-edits Inequality.org . His newest book is “Burned By Billionaires: How ...

Check out my conversation with Bill Miller from Global Connections Television to learn how the Billionaire Burn is felt in our healthcare, environment, housing, and democracy. @ips-dc.org @patrioticmillionaires.org @inequality.org
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Rural Residents Face the Biggest Risks from Postal Delays  - OtherWords If the post office stops postmarking your mail the day you drop it off, that can lead to late fees, unpaid bills, and even uncounted ballots.

We must let lawmakers know—our democracy needs on a strong public Postal Service.

Housing is a human right, but the billionaire class is keeping it a privilege supercharging the housing crisis @ips-dc.org @patrioticmillionaires.org

Mark your calendars! Looking forward to being in Andover @purplecouch.bsky.social

The elite of Washington State descended on the state capitol to oppose the proposed 1% annual tax on multi-millionaire assets. How dare they try to raise over $3 billion annually to help working families when we could be adding another helicopter-landing-pad-to our super yachts?!

It's gonna be a big one.

As of today, it's still 12 days until the next No Kings Day on Saturday March 28, but organizers say there are already nearly 3000 separate protests planned in the US:

Will we just sit back while the billionaire class highjacks our democracy? burnedbybillionaires.com @inequality.org @ips-dc.org

The Pork Oligarchs of Iowa Have Local Politicians in Their Pockets Jeff and Deb Hansen spend hundreds of thousands to keep the state friendly to their business.

The Hansens have built a $1 billion fortune by capturing the American pork industry, @chuck77.bsky.social writes in his Oligarch Watch column at @thenation.com. www.thenation.com/article/soci...

It's tax season. Are you aware of the ways billionaires have captured our political system so they pay less in taxes while everyone else pays more? burnedbybillionaires.com

Do you know how you're being burned by the billionaires? burnedbybillionaires.com

Don't miss my conversation with Abigail Disney and Dr. Rev. Liz Theoharis hosted by Sojourners' Rev. Adam Russell Taylor. We'll be talking about what liberation looks like for the rich and poor and when wealth becomes dangerous and dehumanizing. act.sojo.net/page/94037/s...

Billie Eilish to billionaires: 'No hate, but give your money away, shorties' Grammy and Oscar winner Billie Eilish called on billionaires to give away more of their wealth. Speaking at the WSJ.

"No hate billionaires, but give your money away, shorties." And as I say in this @apnews.com pay your damn fair share of taxes too. In harmony with @billieeilishnews.bsky.social and her terrific statement.
apnews.com/article/bill...

@ips-dc.org @patrioticmillionaires.org @inequality.org

The Billionaire Oligarchs Are Coming for Your Pets And they want to make bigger profits.

NEW: As pet ownership grows more popular, billionaires and private equity firms are buying up an unprecedented share of pet services and hospitals. Today, the cost of veterinary care is 60% higher than a decade ago.

IPS scholar @chuck77.bsky.social in @thenation.com:

Larry Ellison Wants to Do Good, Do Research and Make a Profit

NEW: Billionaire Larry Ellison pledged to give away at least half of his wealth. Instead, he's mixing philanthropy with making even more money.

"There’s a blurring of the lines in these people’s imaginations between for-profit and nonprofit," says IPS scholar @chuck77.bsky.social in @nytimes.com:

These Billionaires Pledged To Give Away Wealth. Most Are Getting Wealthier At 15 years old, the Giving Pledge shows we can't rely on the best intentions of billionaires to win a fairer economy.

My column, coauthored with Bella Devaan, a @newsweek.com
The perils of dynastic charitable wealth @bdevaan.bsky.social
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The Giving Pledge at 15 15 years on, the Giving Pledge is unfulfilled, unfulfillable, and not our ticket to a fairer, better future.

NEW: Hundreds of rich people have signed the Giving Pledge to donate half of their wealth. 15 years on, their lack of progress shows our critical need to fix philanthropy — and tax them more.

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