600+ economists & inequality experts from 70 countries have signed a letter calling for a new Independent Panel on Inequality (similar to the IPCC on climate change). World leaders should agree to this when they meet Nov 22-23 at #G20SouthAfrica

"The carbon-guzzling rich" are responsible for the climate crisis. Latest research from @oxfamamerica.bsky.social and @sei.org shows U.S. billionaires and millionaires are burning through carbon emissions at 4,000 times the speed of the worlds poorest 10%.

This week's newsletter: -Senate capitulates on the shutdown -Richest 0.1% emit over 350 times as much as the bottom 50% -Trump is boycotting the G20. Should we care? -Starbucks Workers United vote to strike on Nov. 13th unless a contract is agreed

Trump wines and dines Wall Street CEOs as Congress is voting to sign away our healthcare for a temporary pause to the government shutdown. They get the glitzy dinner, we pay the bill. Every time.

“With brilliant insight & gripping prose, Chuck Collins tells like it is! You’ll jump out of your seat with clear vision and new energy for democracy with fairness for all.” - Bestselling author @francesmoorelappe.bsky.social recommending my new book #BurnedByBillionaires (burnedbybillionaires.com)

Trump is boycotting the G20. Why should we care that he favors head-to-head dealmaking over multilateral cooperation? Like when the boss picks off workers 1-by-1, the powerful win & the rest of us, from Iowa farmers to Mexican factory workers, get the shaft.

The message on AI is consistent across American unions: the technology has transformative potential, but it needs guardrails and worker input on its development and deployment @ucblaborcenter.bsky.social inequality.org/article/an-a...

On Thurs. 11/13, the Center and Library for the Bible and Social Justice (clbsj.org) will host an online conversation between co-founder Ched Myers and me! We've both written prolifically on how folks are burned and fooled by billionaires and affluenza. Register in advance: clbsj.org/events/2025/...

Milei's far-right party performed well in Argentina's midterms, despite political and economic turmoil. Why did they do well, and how can we provide a real alternative to capitalism's reorganization? Professor and organizer Julio C. Gambina explains: inequality.org/article/mile...

On Thursday, November 20 at 7 pm, I'll be coming to @odysseybks.bsky.social in Pioneer Valley MA to talk all things #BurnedbyBillionaires. Register here: www.eventbrite.com/e/chuck-coll... #WealthInequality

🚨Calling all DC readers🚨 Come see Inequality.org editors Chuck Collins and Sam Pizzigati speak @politicsprose.bsky.social's wharf location this Friday! Collins will be interviewed by Pizzigati about his new book "Burned by Billionaires."

Our co-editors @sarahanderson.bsky.social and @reyannaj.bsky.social contributed to this new report urging the G20 to take on the global security threat of skyrocketing inequality. We're proud to collaborate on this with partners from the UK, South Africa, and Brazil.

As the government shutdown entered its 6th week, the ~42 million Americans who rely on food stamps did not receive their benefits. But even when the shutdown ends, the threat to SNAP won’t be over. The “Big Beautiful Bill” passed in July includes the largest cuts in history.

The Trump-GOP tax scheme will mean big cuts for the wealthy — while America's poorest households will actually be on the hook to pay more in 2027, a new @oxfamamerica.bsky.social report finds.

Today's the day Tesla shareholders will vote on Musk's insane $1 trillion pay package. For a rundown of all the key resolutions on the company's annual meeting agenda, check out this piece by Natalia Renta of @ourfinancialsecurity.org

"The data confirms what people across our nation already know instinctively: the new American oligarchy is here." - @abbymaxman.bsky.social speaks about our newest report on the drastic growth of inequality in the U.S: www.forbes.com/sites/josiec...

We're living in a hyper-extreme phase of inequality, made intentionally mysterious. burnedbybillionaires.com is here to de-mystify it! We'll continue this convo tomorrow (Wed 11/05) from 7 to 8:30 at @phoenixbooks.biz. Join us if you're near Burlington! Get tix here: phoenixbooks.biz/event/2025-1...

"Eilish’s comments are part of a growing realization that the rules of the economy favor those with assets over those who earn wages." -- @chuck77.bsky.social of @ips-dc.org

Have you needed veterinary attention for a beloved pet in recent years and noticed higher costs for vaccines & routine exams? It's no coincidence: Billionaires are burning you. ⏰Check out my recent article in @thenation.com: www.thenation.com/article/soci... 📖Then read www.burnedbybillionaires.com

"It appears that one of the few issues both the right and the left agree on is that the wages of the richest shouldn’t be so high!"

From tax policy to immigration enforcement, the Trump administration prioritizes billionaire wealth over the working class, writes William Rice of @4taxfairness.bsky.social

Trump's White House ballroom construction started last week. The project is estimated to cost $300 million, funded by corporate giants like Lockheed Martin, Meta, Google, and Amazon – a stark reminder of who funds Trump's right-wing agenda.

Billionaires like Michael Bloomberg are bankrolling the NYC mayoral election, pouring in over a third of all donations in the race. Candidate Andrew Cuomo has received 98% of all billionaire spending in the race.

This week's newsletter: -California ballot proposal to tax billionaire fortunes and save Medicaid access. -AFL-CIO fights $1-trillion pay package proposal to Musk -37% of all donations in the NYC mayoral race come from just 62 billionaires Read more here! inequality.org/resources/in...

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:

You might assume that conservative-leaning voters will always be highly unlikely to support policies to fight inequality, even in the face of actual facts about the impact of our economic divides. A new academic study suggests otherwise.

Tesla shareholders will vote on a number of proposals, including a trillion dollar pay package for Elon Musk and investments into xAI, at annual meeting next month. inequality.org/article/musk...

Are you feeling the Billionaire Burn? (Spoiler: We all are!) My new book Burned By Billionaires is available now! www.burnedbybillionaires.com Join our book event in Burlington on 11/5: phoenixbooks.biz/event/2025-1... And our book event in Norwich on 11/6: www.norwichbookstore.com/events/35637...

Healthcare companies focused on profits rather than patient wellbeing are pocketing record earnings from tax cuts while providing bare-minimum treatment, argues a new report from @4taxfairness.bsky.social and @communitycatalyst.org inequality.org/article/prof...

Conflict between the climate and labor movements has weakened what otherwise could be a potent force against the fossil fuel industry. A new report from @uawregion6.bsky.social lays out a green industrial proposal to bridge that divide inequality.org/article/cali...

DoorDash billionaries make their wealth on the backs on under-waged immigrant labor, but remain silent amid mass ICE deportations

Corporations spending trillions on shareholder payouts enriches the 1% while poor and working class Americans fall further behind. @oxfamamerica.bsky.social

For 1 minute, follow the Roadmap to Richistan to learn some of what I explore in my new book #BurnedByBillionaires: The ultra-wealthy got there by exploiting all of us, and we can stop them together. Read it, protest, put out the flames: www.burnedbybillionaires.com #Inequality

#Capitalism supports repression over people!

NEW: As Trump sends billions in U.S. dollars to bail out Argentina’s far-right government, regular people in both countries are struggling to survive. Argentine pensioners are in the streets showing how to resist. IPS @inequality.org scholar @millsrodrigo.bsky.social in @jacobinmag.bsky.social:

New data from IPS and our @inequality.org and @nationalpriorities.bsky.social researchers:

This week's newsletter: -Government shutdown ravages social programs and healthcare -A group of retirees fight against a right-wing austerity agenda in Argentina -The Federal Trade Commission missed a chance to hold Amazon accountable Read more here!

Musk's proposed $1T pay package is getting the big headlines, but Tesla shareholders will be voting on additional issues that should have us all up in arms -- via @ourfinancialsecurity.org

Trump-GOP budget increases for the military & mass deportations would be enough to provide Medicaid for 32 million adults, per new @ips-dc.org research

Trump's $20 billion+ bailout for his ally Javier Milei is part of a long legacy of foreign loans that have trapped Argentina in an endless cycle of austerity. A group of retirees are leading the fight to stop social services from being slashed @jacobinmag.bsky.social jacobin.com/2025/10/arge...

For more info on the campaign to urge shareholders to vote "no" on Musk's $1 trillion pay package: takebacktesla.com

"In this moment, it’s hard to imagine positive change at the national level," @chuck77.bsky.social says. "But talking about ways the billionaire class has captured and hijacked our political system explains the moment." inequality.org/article/five...

The FTC's deal with Amazon over tricking users into signing up for Prime was record-breaking, but seeing out the case could have given the public more information and built up strong precedent, writes Ron Knox from @ilsr.bsky.social inequality.org/article/the-...

When right wingers learn just how big pay gaps between CEOs and average workers really are, they favor fair tax & other solutions much more Check out this path-breaking research, based on surveys in the US and 5 other countries h/t @lseinequalities.bsky.social

Billionaire wealth growth is out of control — and because of Trump and the GOP's tax laws most of it won't end up benefiting the rest of us @4taxfairness.bsky.social

Trump's mass deportation agenda is yet another profit-making scheme for wealthy CEOs

A new study shows that when presented with data about wealth inequality, conservative voters become much more supportive of redistributive policies. inequality.org/article/far-...

In this week’s newsletter: -How can progressives win back the working class? -RN union in Michigan wins hard-fought contract! -Chuck Collins' new book 'Burned by Billionaires' -People vastly underestimate wage inequality, see the real numbers -Much more!

In the United States, CEOs earn about 269 times more than average workers. But the U.S. public estimates that gap at only 18 times — and would prefer that CEOs make no more than five times average worker pay.

HAPPY RELEASE DAY to Burned By Billionaires: How Concentrated Wealth & Power are Ruining our Lives & Planet! @laurenaratani.bsky.social says it; I'm "optimistic that there can be change," especially with coverage like this: www.theguardian.com/news/2025/oc... Buy now: thenewpress.org/books/burned...