Is the American Dream Built on the Exploitation of the Nation?
The success of a few comes at the expense of the many. The Statue of Liberty, arm raised powerfully into the air, was the first thing European immigrants would see after voyaging…
Are Billionaires Sustainable?
Sustainability can’t be achieved without a massive redistribution of wealth The world's billionaires are revered, respected, worshipped as if deities—gods amongst mere mortals. As the richest and most successful people in the…
Why Right-Wing Politics Is So Dangerous to Society And the Environment
Right-wing policies have corrosive social and destructive environmental impacts and yet they continue to hit a nerve with large sections of society The UK Conservative Party is the most successful political party…
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Why Increasing Income Inequality Is Tearing America Apart
Any effort to ‘Making America Great Again’ must involve wealth redistribution, the exact opposite of what rich Americans want Between 2016 and 2019 the total share of income going to the…
Can Wealth Redistribution Unlock a Sustainable Future?
Reaching destination sustainability requires radical change In 2020 global wealth reached a staggering $514 trillion. With 60 per cent of that wealth in the top ten richest nations, you would imagine every…
Want To Eat the Rich? Focus on the Richest 0.1%
The owners of capital are the real villains of the piece The slogan ‘eat the rich’ has become popular amongst anti-capitalists. The slogan isn’t promoting some cannibalistic orgy on the rich — that would…