Category Archives: inequality

Billionaire Bashing

{Billionaires have so much, while the rest of us are losing ground. Those billionaires are less popular than ever. So understandably, when super wealthy Jeff Bezos, who flaunts his wealth, disregards the problems of his employees, and sucks up to … Continue reading

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The Worst Neo Robber Baron of Them All

Hint: He’s even worse than Musk By Robert Reich/ April 24, 2026 {This country has a number of despicable billionaires (should billionaires even be allowed while average Americans struggle to keep their economic heads above water?). Robert Reich makes a … Continue reading

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Here’s How Much Donald Trump Is Worth

By Dan Alexander and Kyle Khan-Mullins, Forbes Staff/ Forbes September 18, 2025 Everyone has an opinion, but Forbes has the answer: $7.3 billion, according to our most recent tally, updated in September. Trump added $3 billion over the last year, leveraging the presidency for profit. … Continue reading

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How Many Times Will the Morbidly Rich Crash America Before We Learn?

Why every era ruled by the morbidly rich ends the same way: corruption, collapse, and ordinary people paying the bill.. By Thom Hartmann/ HartmannReport.com/ December 2, 2025 One of the greatest gifts Donald Trump and the thirteen billionaires he pulled … Continue reading

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“America’s Comeback” Is Nothing but a Con Job

By Thom Hartmann/ Hartmannreport.com/ September 16, 2025 When Charlie Kirk was assassinated, he was sitting under a tent that had “America Comeback Tour” printed in huge letters across all four sides. It was the theme of his tour of college … Continue reading

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Why are Trump and the GOP Working So Hard to Ruin America?

Why has the GOP declared war on everything: healthcare, Democracy, science, and you? By Thom Hartmann/ The Hartmann Report/ July 18, 2025 Every day, it seems, we see or hear about another way in which Trump and his lickspittles in … Continue reading

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This is Fascism 

Trump’s Big Ugly Bill is fascist — not only in what it does and authorizes, but in how it got enacted By Robert Reich/ robertreich.com.substack/ July 3, 3025 Friends, Trump’s 940-page Big Ugly Bill was passed today by the House … Continue reading

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The Rich Got Richer

World’s richest 1% raised their wealth by $33.9 trillion in 10 years By Heather Miller/ Fox26Houston.com/ June 26, 2025 The wealth of just 3,000 people could “eliminate annual poverty 22 times over,” a new paper says, but global goals are … Continue reading

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Bernie and Elizabeth Warren Expose How GOP Budget Bill Helps the Wealthy And Hurts Poor People

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What you need to share about the “one big beautiful” ugly horrible bill

By Robert Reich/ robertreichsubstack.com/ May 22, 2025 Friends, The old professor in me thinks the best way to convey to you how utterly awful the so-called “one big beautiful bill” passed by the House last night actually is would be … Continue reading

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