Eat The Rich

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A place to list the many sins of the C-suite/shareholder elite and occasionally celebrate their downfall.

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The Foundation for Government Accountability - a Florida-based lobbying group backed by the richest 1% - is working to get basic income experiments banned by state legislators across the U.S. As a well-known quote often wrongly attributed to Mahatma Ghandi says, “First they ignore you, then they laugh at

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The world isn’t on track to meet its climate goals — and it’s the public’s fault, a leading oil company CEO told journalists. Exxon Mobil Corp. CEO Darren Woods told editors from …

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A mystery has been brewing in a small ranching town on Hawaii's Big Island. Word has it that Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff bought the land, stirring worries about what he plans to do with it.

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WK Kellogg CEO Gary Pilnick’s suggestion that cash-strapped shoppers should consider eating cereal for dinner garnered some harsh criticisms online.

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The state’s most powerful figure, Tim Dunn, isn’t an elected official. But behind the scenes, the West Texas oilman and lay preacher is lavishly financing what he regards as a holy war against public education, renewable energy, and non-Christians.

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What the rise of Bill Ackman, yet another megarich troublemaker, says about the power of social media to turn wealth into power.

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Peers and directors of Elon Musk's companies feel pressured to use drugs with him, The Wall Street Journal reported.

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A Delaware state court judge has thrown out the 2018 pay package that helped to make Tesla CEO Elon Musk one of the richest people in the world.

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HonestReporting Canada is seeking to ‘control the narrative’ on Israel in Canadian media with the help of the wealthy and powerful.

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According to an Oxfam report, ending poverty – the target for which is 2030 under the UN Sustainable Development Goals – may not be possible for another 229 years.

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The court has undone rulings to try to unravel Black political power and reverse the progress of the modern US

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This is why we need a billionaire income tax," Americans for Tax Fairness said.

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America's billionaires have had a great year from a financial standpoint. The top 20 people on Forbes' 2023 richest list have added $310 billion to their fortunes. Together, they have a combined wealth of $1.9 trillion, a 30% increase from a year ago. To give a sense of how significant their growth is, these 20 people now hold 40% of the total wealth of the entire Forbes 400 list. Among the top 20, Nvidia Corp. CEO Jensen Huang stands out. His company, which has made big strides in artificial in

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Thomas has attended at least two Koch donor summits, putting him in the extraordinary position of having helped a political network that has brought multiple cases before the Supreme Court.

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These companies paid their employees a median wage of $31,672 in 2022, while their CEOs took home an average $15.3m