The Government Listens to Lobbyists and the Wealthy, Not You and Me
When organized interest groups or economic elites want a particular policy passed, there’s a strongly likelihood their wishes will come...
Category: Richest One Percent
Reid: Koch Brothers Want ‘to Buy America’
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) accused the Koch brothers of “trying to buy America”.
The Super Rich Are Richer Than We Thought, Hiding Huge Sums, New Reports Find
A new pair of reports suggests that the super rich are richer than we thought.
One Percenter Convicted Of Raping Child Dodges Jail
A Delaware man convicted of raping his three-year-old daughter only faced probation after a state Superior Court judge ruled he...
Casino Billionaire Sheldon Adelson Wants U.S. to Nuke Iran
Casino billionaire Sheldon Adelson told a crowd at Yeshiva University in New York on Tuesday that the only proper negotiating...
Romney’s Wrong, 1 Percenters Are the True Takers
Yes, there are “takers” in the American economy, but they’re not the poor folks Mitt Romney referenced in his now-infamous...
The Billionaires Bankrolling the Tea Party
There’s just one element missing from these snapshots of America’s ostensibly spontaneous and leaderless populist uprising: the sugar daddies who...
Billionaires’ Crybaby Club: Someone Get These Whiners a Bottle!
Does being super-wealthy make you extra susceptible to self-pity today? That’s the only conclusion we can draw from an epidemic...
