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23 Jan 2026

Resisting the rule of the rich – and why it matters
The richest 1% own almost half the worlds wealth - whilst 44% of the worlds population live in poverty

29 Jan 2025

5 reasons why we must tax the super-rich
Demonstrators at the Make Them Pay march with Big Ben, London in the background. There are flags and banners with slogans of "Tax the super rich", "Tax the rich", and "Make polluters pay".

21 Jan 2025

Who wants to be a trillionaire?
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20 Jan 2025

The new trillionaire class is nearly here
A large comical puppet of super-rich man in a grey suit sitting on a throne being held aloft by demonstrators at the Make Them Pay march.

31 Jan 2024

Closer to a trillionaire than ending poverty
Senator Bernie Sanders wearing a dark suit with a light blue and white striped shirt. He has white hair, wears glasses and is smiling. The background shows some dark red buildings, white buildings with green roofs, trees and there are clouds in the sky.

18 Jan 2024

Bernie Sanders on billionaires and global inequality
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17 Jan 2024

The $100 trillion gender wealth gap
Two male hands in a handshake pose with a background of dollar bills floating down.

15 Jan 2024

How corporate power fuels global inequality
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27 Jan 2023

Billionaires' wealth could stop the East Africa food crisis every 24 hours
An older man wearing a navy checked shirt and a pale cardigan is holding a basket of produce in a shop whilst looking at the back of a box

19 Jan 2023

Corporate profits are driving the cost-of-living crisis
A large white super yacht in a marina with a helicopter on a landing platform near the top of the yacht. In the foreground is a smaller white boat with the man on board looking at the super yacht.

18 Jan 2023

Why the super-rich pay lower taxes than most people
A group of women at a demonstration holding a large banner that reads "Tax billionaires, not workers! Wealth tax now!" The foreground sponsor logo is for the Asian Peoples' Movement on Debt and Development.

16 Jan 2023

Taxing the super-rich has collapsed and it needs to change