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This degree of wealth concentration inevitably warps democracy.

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A worker died during her shift producing Victoria’s Secret apparel at a factory in Sri Lanka last year. Organizers with @global_labor are fighting to make sure that never happens again. Sign their letter here: https://t.co/TpRDIYy5oc

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The absurd resources dedicated to Trump's passion projects should be spent elsewhere.

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Elon Musk's incomprehensible wealth is an existential threat to democracy as we know it, writes @Chuck99to1. https://t.co/ZGUimnH9Fj

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This era of wealth concentration is even more gilded than the last. h/t @paulkrugman

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The average American takes just over 1 plane flight a year.

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talked giving pledge with @rameswaram on @today_explained @voxdotcom >>>>
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NEW: In 2008, G20 governments coordinated the largest synchronized fiscal and monetary stimulus in history. Today, they must go even further in repairing the global damage of the war on Iran.

IPS @inequalityorg scholars Reyanna James and @SarahDAnderson1: https://t.co/K2SzX6FqpU

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I'm not afraid to call myself a 'Swiftie' AND I want to call her out for purchasing carbon offsets that are symbolic at best.

As I say in the article, 'A warming planet cannot sort out little offset deals. That is not how we get to a livable planet. We have to change our behavior, and it means changing behavior, not paying for offsets.'
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The World Cup puts profit above communities & the planet.

Join the webinar on 9th July to learn more!

Speakers from @inequalityorg, La Asamblea Antimundialista de la Ciudad de México, Permancer en la tierra, @FossilFreeFoot & @StayGroundedNet

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The US-Israeli war on Iran has been a boon for the capitalist class.

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DC City Council debates over next year's budget have been missing a key proposal: a wealth proceeds tax. Local groups say even a 3% surcharge could net millions to protect social services programs and address the city's racial wealth gap. @FairBudgetDC https://t.co/DsrABkyR9r

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Corporations would rather spend 1.7 billion dollars than let their workers unionize.

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Our government is now pay-to-play.

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America's racial wealth divides continue to deepen absent deeper remedies like reparations. https://t.co/eDVoxr5AhM

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For an interactive version of this chart, click here: https://t.co/T8Cvk3DoWB

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Elon Musk’s wealth now roughly amounts, in today’s dollars, to 175 times the net worth of the richest American back in 1982.

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Wages and productivity have decoupled since 1970, leaving workers with a smaller and smaller piece of the American pie.

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The sheer absurdity of Musk's trillion-dollar fortune.

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"The 12th of June, 2026 may be the day the first trillionaire is officially minted, but it can also be the moment millions more people decide they have had enough." - --
@edpomfret of Fight Inequality Alliance
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