Mastodawn

#SocialJustice #HousingIsAHumanRight #SystemicInequality #WealthDisparity #NoBillionaires #NoGoodBillionaires #GuillotinesWork #EatTheRich #TaxTheRich #AreYouMadeOfCake

N-gated Hacker News Jun 4

🍰 Oh, look! Another riveting piece from the pioneers of the “slice and dice” school of #journalism. They’ve managed to serve up American wealth like a poorly cut #pizza 🍕, leaving readers with nothing but crusty takes and a side of outdated web design nostalgia. At least they can afford to pay their hosting fees with all those #affiliate #links, right? 😂
https://kottke.org/26/05/american-wealth-sliced-up #sliceanddice #outdateddesign #wealthdisparity #HackerNews #ngated

American Wealth, Sliced Up

Using the Federal Reserve’s Distribution of Household Wealth in the U.S. since 1989 data, Ryan Thorpe imagines a pizza party with 100 guests and 100 slices

kottke.org

Democracy Matters

May 15

We won't get out of this mess—not really— until we address the greatest wealth disparity since before the Great Depression.

Support unions! Support labor! Tax the rich! Tax corporations!

America belongs to its people--all of them.

#UnionStrong #WealthDisparity #TaxTheRich #USPol

Democracy Matters

Apr 23

Wealth inequality is higher in the United States than in almost any other developed country and has risen for much of the past 60 years. It’s incredibly destabilizing, and promotes autocracy!

Nine Charts about Wealth Inequality in America
https://apps.urban.org/features/wealth-inequality-charts/
#TaxBillionaires #WealthDisparity #UrbanInstitute #USPol

Nine Charts about Wealth Inequality in America

Explore how wealth inequality has varied across race, age, and time in the US over the past 60 years, what’s driving inequities, and how policymakers can close these gaps and help all Americans build wealth.

Urban Institute

Democracy Matters

Apr 5

We won't get out of this mess, not really, until we address the greatest wealth disparity America has ever known.

Support unions! Support labor! Tax the rich! Tax corporations!

America belongs to its people--all of them.

#UnionStrong #WealthDisparity #TaxTheRich #USPol

Democracy Matters

Mar 18

We won't get out of this mess, not really, until we address the greatest wealth disparity America has ever known.

Support unions! Support labor! Tax the rich! Tax corporations!

America belongs to its people--all of them.

#UnionStrong #WealthDisparity #TaxTheRich #USPol

Skim Shady (331.36 ppm)Feb 28

"According to recent data by the [U.S. Energy Information Administration], in the first half of 2025, natural gas prices averaged $3.66/MMBtu – a 67% increase over 2024. The EIA forecasts that prices will peak at $4.60/MMBtu in January 2026 due to increased winter demand and rising LNG exports," the NYISO brief said.”

USAians are being fleeced at every opportunity, with no consumer protection We have become the wealthiest #shithole country. #inequality #wealthdisparity

https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/central-ny/politics/2026/02/27/n-y--climate-action-councilmember-on-high-utility-costs

N.Y. Climate Action councilmember: High utility costs caused by U.S. gas exports

Dr. Robert Howarth joins Capital Tonight.

Democracy Matters

Feb 20

Wealth inequality is higher in the United States than in almost any other developed country and has risen for much of the past 60 years. It’s incredibly destabilizing, and promotes autocracy!

Nine Charts about Wealth Inequality in America
https://apps.urban.org/features/wealth-inequality-charts/
#TaxBillionaires #WealthDisparity #UrbanInstitute #USPol