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Posts tagged Oligarchs

Jim Hightower: How Do Billionaires Make Money? By Having Money Already

Jim Hightower: How Do Billionaires Make Money? By Having Money Already

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CommentaryMark KarlinJanuary 17, 2020Private Equity, Inequality, OligarchsComment

“Awesome, Brilliant, Necessary”: Seattle Bans Foreign-Influenced Corporations From Spending in Local Elections

“Awesome, Brilliant, Necessary”: Seattle Bans Foreign-Influenced Corporations From Spending in Local Elections

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PoliticsMark KarlinJanuary 15, 2020Oligarchs, Corporations, Dark Money, Campaign FinanceComment

#WouldYouShootMeToo Hashtag Trends After Reports Canadian Mounted Police Asked Snipers to Target Indigenous Protesters

#WouldYouShootMeToo Hashtag Trends After Reports Canadian Mounted Police Asked Snipers to Target Indigenous Protesters

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NewsMark KarlinDecember 23, 2019Oligarchs, Corporations, Big OilComment

“Staggering” New Data Shows Income of Top 1% Has Grown 100 Times Faster Than Bottom 50% Since 1970

“Staggering” New Data Shows Income of Top 1% Has Grown 100 Times Faster Than Bottom 50% Since 1970

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NewsMark KarlinDecember 10, 2019Inequality, OligarchsComment

Trump's Head of Medicare and Medicaid Wants Taxpayers to Pay $47,000 for Her Stolen Ivanka Jewelry, But Doesn't Want Poor People to Have Publicly-Funded Healthcare

Trump's Head of Medicare and Medicaid Wants Taxpayers to Pay $47,000 for Her Stolen Ivanka Jewelry, But Doesn't Want Poor People to Have Publicly-Funded Healthcare

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PoliticsMark KarlinDecember 9, 2019Healthcare, OligarchsComment

Thom Hartmann: Will America’s Billionaires Start a Second Second Civil War to Protect Their Wealth and Power?

Thom Hartmann: Will America’s Billionaires Start a Second Second Civil War to Protect Their Wealth and Power?

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CommentaryMark KarlinNovember 23, 2019Billionaires, Oligarchs, Civil War Comment

How a Tax Break to Help the Poor Went to NBA Owner Dan Gilbert

How a Tax Break to Help the Poor Went to NBA Owner Dan Gilbert

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NewsMark KarlinOctober 25, 2019Oligarchs, Inequality, Economic PolicyComment

Global Millionaires—Just 0.9% of Population—Now Own Nearly Half of World's $361 Trillion in Wealth, Study Shows

Global Millionaires—Just 0.9% of Population—Now Own Nearly Half of World's $361 Trillion in Wealth, Study Shows

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Mark KarlinOctober 22, 2019Inequality, Economy, OligarchsComment

As Zuckerberg Defends False Trump Ads as Free Expression, Critics Say Facebook's Assault on “Foundations of Democracy” Must Be Stopped

As Zuckerberg Defends False Trump Ads as Free Expression, Critics Say Facebook's Assault on “Foundations of Democracy” Must Be Stopped

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ElectionsMark KarlinOctober 21, 2019Oligarchs, Donald Trump, Candidates, Media Watch, PrivatizationComment

“Maddening” Graphic Shows How 400 Richest Americans Paid Less in Taxes Than Any Other Income Group

“Maddening” Graphic Shows How 400 Richest Americans Paid Less in Taxes Than Any Other Income Group

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PoliticsMark KarlinOctober 8, 2019Inequality, Economy, OligarchsComment

If We Want US Democracy Back, We Must Undo Attack on Middle Class Launched by Reagan

If We Want US Democracy Back, We Must Undo Attack on Middle Class Launched by Reagan

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Commentary, Politics, Thom HartmannMark KarlinOctober 4, 2019Inequality, Oligarchs, RepublicansComment

Calls for Trump-Supporting Billionaire Schwarzman to Apologize for Saying "Maybe Bernie Sanders Shouldn't Exist"

Calls for Trump-Supporting Billionaire Schwarzman to Apologize for Saying "Maybe Bernie Sanders Shouldn't Exist"

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Elections, NewsMark KarlinOctober 3, 2019Billionaires, Oligarchs, Bernie Sanders, Candidates, Inequality, Economic PolicyComment