Eat the Rich

At Penn, high school students flagged as bona fide special interests, “would get in almost 100 percent of the time."

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President-elect tapping mega-rich backers for positions that will give them power to cut spending on public services

The United States is currently displaying several characteristics that have historically been seen by empires in decline, according to one social scientist.Peter Turchin is one of the pioneers of "cliodynamics," which is the field of study concerning statistical analysis of historical dynamics of so...

Exclusive: Study finds almost quarter of UK population living in poverty, reaching the highest level this century

38 votes, 49 comments. Yes i am feeling manic rn but seriously. How long more do u guys think the u.s has? Will it be all out war? Famine? Disease…

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In his latest book, David Graeber, the best-selling author of Debt: The First 5000 Years, argues that many jobs today are essentially pointless — or, as the book’s title calls them, Bullshit Jobs.

A striking UN Development Program report published Thursday revealed that more than one billion people worldwide are living in acute poverty. It also found that children account for more than half of those affected, and that poverty rates are three times higher in countries at war.

The 'Crooked and Obscene' project -- made of foam over rebar and weighing nearly 6,000 pounds — will be toured across the U.S.

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The Teamsters’ leader should never have lent his credibility to Trump’s project.

Economic power is political power. We spoke with Peter Phillips, author of Titans of Capital, about how the capitalist class is subverting democracy and controlling the lives of billions through massive investments in everything from food to war.

Elon Musk, Bill Ackman, and David Sacks spoke out in support of the presumptive Republican nominee, who helped make billionaires $1 trillion richer during his first White House term.

The Epoch Times is affiliated with the religious group Falun Gong, which opposes the Chinese Community Party and has supported former President Donald Trump.

Libertarians argue that capitalism is superior to socialism because in capitalism anyone is free to do anything — including start a worker cooperative. In truth, capitalism constrains our options, while socialism can liberate us to live as we please.

An investigation into Bill Gates’s philanthropic interventions questions the efficacy of his work and asks what gives him the legitimacy to intervene in public policy. It argues that we have become too accepting of his wealth and influence, and we must instead challenge his power.

American humorist and writer Mark Twain is believed to have once said, "History doesn't repeat itself, but it often rhymes."

The great billionaire wealth transfer means people born very, very rich are going to stay very, very rich.

An increasing number of billionaires are embracing the viewpoint advocated by Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, who has called for increased taxation of the super-wealthy. During Gates' annual "Ask Me Anything" session on Reddit last year, he said ultra-wealthy individuals should pay more tax. He vigorously reaffirmed his position at a panel during the World Economic Forum in Davos this week. The billionaire made a compelling case for the...

A future-of-work expert said Gen Zers didn't have the "promise of stability" at work, so they're putting their personal lives and well-being first.

Abigail Disney, Brian Cox and Valerie Rockefeller among signatories of open letter condemning inequality