US Inequality Watch
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The inequality of wealth and income distribution in America has never been worse. Let’s talk about it.
The cost of living in the United States keeps getting worse over time, and with rent skyrocketing and the price of a new home doubling, it’s spiraled well beyond where it was even a generation ago. This is not your parent’s economy. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wxdo...
September 16, 2026 at 4:59 PM
The cost of living in the United States keeps getting worse over time, and with rent skyrocketing and the price of a new home doubling, it’s spiraled well beyond where it was even a generation ago. This is not your parent’s economy. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wxdo...
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President Donald Trump pledged to send every American adult $5,000 if Republicans retain control of the House and Senate in the midterm elections. The promise, made at the GOP's midterm convention in Dallas, could cost over $1 trillion and would require congressional approval.
Trump, hoping to salvage midterms, makes dubious pledge to give every US adult $5,000 if GOP wins
President Donald Trump says he plans to give every American adult $5,000 if Republicans retain control of the House and Senate in the midterm elections.
bit.ly
September 10, 2026 at 3:28 AM
President Donald Trump pledged to send every American adult $5,000 if Republicans retain control of the House and Senate in the midterm elections. The promise, made at the GOP's midterm convention in Dallas, could cost over $1 trillion and would require congressional approval.
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It should be an event for the data visualization community that this video from 2013 that got 26 million views has just been updated. 📊
It has entered the mainstream in the way that very few dataviz have.
youtu.be/2GxlL5-0m_g?...
It has entered the mainstream in the way that very few dataviz have.
youtu.be/2GxlL5-0m_g?...
Wealth Inequality in America (Updated 2026)
YouTube video by politizane
youtu.be
September 11, 2026 at 12:27 AM
It should be an event for the data visualization community that this video from 2013 that got 26 million views has just been updated. 📊
It has entered the mainstream in the way that very few dataviz have.
youtu.be/2GxlL5-0m_g?...
It has entered the mainstream in the way that very few dataviz have.
youtu.be/2GxlL5-0m_g?...
Ever wondered what the actual distribution of wealth in America looks like? Spoiler alert: the poorest Americans don’t even register on the chart’s scale and the wealthiest 1% stack so high, you’d need about eight more screens to fully visualize it. www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Gxl...
September 15, 2026 at 3:58 PM
Ever wondered what the actual distribution of wealth in America looks like? Spoiler alert: the poorest Americans don’t even register on the chart’s scale and the wealthiest 1% stack so high, you’d need about eight more screens to fully visualize it. www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Gxl...
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Billionaires want you to believe taxing their extreme wealth is too radical and that it can’t be done.
Baloney.
Economist @gabrielzucman.bsky.social debunks their lies. Watch.
Baloney.
Economist @gabrielzucman.bsky.social debunks their lies. Watch.
How Would a Wealth Tax Work? (ft. Gabriel Zucman)
Billionaires want you to believe taxing their extreme wealth is too radical and that it can’t be done.Baloney.Economist
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September 9, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Billionaires want you to believe taxing their extreme wealth is too radical and that it can’t be done.
Baloney.
Economist @gabrielzucman.bsky.social debunks their lies. Watch.
Baloney.
Economist @gabrielzucman.bsky.social debunks their lies. Watch.
Wealth concentration in the United States hasn’t been this bad since the Gilded Age of the 1920s. For reference, that was back when we were still using terms like “Ye Olde Robber Baron” to describe the ultra rich. www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Gxl...
September 14, 2026 at 4:53 PM
Wealth concentration in the United States hasn’t been this bad since the Gilded Age of the 1920s. For reference, that was back when we were still using terms like “Ye Olde Robber Baron” to describe the ultra rich. www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Gxl...
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Oh my gosh, the best political video on YouTube just got updated after a decade and a half and it's still just perfect!
It visualizes something that I've talked about a lot since the first video came out: The real problem is the billionaire class.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Gxl...
It visualizes something that I've talked about a lot since the first video came out: The real problem is the billionaire class.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Gxl...
September 10, 2026 at 4:27 AM
Oh my gosh, the best political video on YouTube just got updated after a decade and a half and it's still just perfect!
It visualizes something that I've talked about a lot since the first video came out: The real problem is the billionaire class.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Gxl...
It visualizes something that I've talked about a lot since the first video came out: The real problem is the billionaire class.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Gxl...
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“.. The Atlanta Fed calculates that as of May, a household would need income of $124,674 a year to afford a median-priced home … that is 45% more than the median household makes.”
- Schwab
- Schwab
September 10, 2026 at 12:07 PM
“.. The Atlanta Fed calculates that as of May, a household would need income of $124,674 a year to afford a median-priced home … that is 45% more than the median household makes.”
- Schwab
- Schwab
In 2010, two economists asked roughly 5,000 Americans how they thought wealth in America was distributed and what they thought the ideal distribution should be. Back then, Americans already knew the system was unfairly skewed. It’s even worse now, 16 years later. www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Gxl...
September 11, 2026 at 4:47 PM
In 2010, two economists asked roughly 5,000 Americans how they thought wealth in America was distributed and what they thought the ideal distribution should be. Back then, Americans already knew the system was unfairly skewed. It’s even worse now, 16 years later. www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Gxl...
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Breaking: businesses don’t want you to have a shorter work week.
September 10, 2026 at 2:09 PM
Breaking: businesses don’t want you to have a shorter work week.
Let’s talk about billionaires. Did you know the average one percenter is actually closer to the bottom percentile in terms of wealth than they are to the billionaire class? www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Gxl...
September 10, 2026 at 4:47 PM
Let’s talk about billionaires. Did you know the average one percenter is actually closer to the bottom percentile in terms of wealth than they are to the billionaire class? www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Gxl...
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The city “is generating enormous wealth, but the vast majority of that prosperity is flowing to those who already have the most,” Comptroller Mark Levine says.
Bottom 90% of New Yorkers’ Incomes Stagnate As Very Richest See 58% Gain Since COVID
The city “is generating enormous wealth, but the vast majority of that prosperity is flowing to those who already have the most,” Comptroller Mark Levine says.
www.thecityreporter.nyc
September 3, 2026 at 12:45 AM
The city “is generating enormous wealth, but the vast majority of that prosperity is flowing to those who already have the most,” Comptroller Mark Levine says.
The one percent now has a third of the nation’s wealth, which is roughly the same as the bottom 90 percent of Americans. It’s time for a reality check ➡️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Gxl...
September 9, 2026 at 4:00 PM
The one percent now has a third of the nation’s wealth, which is roughly the same as the bottom 90 percent of Americans. It’s time for a reality check ➡️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Gxl...
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"We fancied ourselves the great American exception. We weren't the exception."
U.S. Empire in Decline: Richard Wolff on Iran War, Rising Inequality, $40T National Debt & More
We speak to Richard Wolff, a prominent Marxist economist, about the economic fallout from the war on Iran, which recently reached the six-month mark. “Because it’s only been going on for a few months,...
www.democracynow.org
September 2, 2026 at 2:44 PM
"We fancied ourselves the great American exception. We weren't the exception."
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Do you realize that Americans are suffering worse economic inequality now than a century ago?
This Labor Day, while politicians and legacy media marvel over how great the Stock Market is doing, here are 9 harsh truths about economic injustice in 2026 USA: www.qasimrashid.com/p/9-facts-on...
This Labor Day, while politicians and legacy media marvel over how great the Stock Market is doing, here are 9 harsh truths about economic injustice in 2026 USA: www.qasimrashid.com/p/9-facts-on...
9 Facts on Labor Day Legacy Media Won't Mention
This Labor Day, a reminder that the USA ranks worse than Russia and China on economic inequality—without immediate change, we all but ensure economic catastrophe
www.qasimrashid.com
September 7, 2026 at 4:28 PM
Do you realize that Americans are suffering worse economic inequality now than a century ago?
This Labor Day, while politicians and legacy media marvel over how great the Stock Market is doing, here are 9 harsh truths about economic injustice in 2026 USA: www.qasimrashid.com/p/9-facts-on...
This Labor Day, while politicians and legacy media marvel over how great the Stock Market is doing, here are 9 harsh truths about economic injustice in 2026 USA: www.qasimrashid.com/p/9-facts-on...
It’s been 13 years since Politizane’s viral video lit the internet on fire, and now it’s back and updated for an even more unequal America ➡️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Gxl...
Wealth Inequality in America (Updated 2026)
YouTube video by politizane
www.youtube.com
September 8, 2026 at 4:00 PM
It’s been 13 years since Politizane’s viral video lit the internet on fire, and now it’s back and updated for an even more unequal America ➡️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Gxl...
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This Labor Day let's get workers their fair share back.
September 7, 2026 at 2:02 PM
This Labor Day let's get workers their fair share back.
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Remember: There is nothing natural or inevitable about extreme inequality; it’s the result of an economic system that values wealth and power over human dignity and justice.
It doesn't have to be this way.
It doesn't have to be this way.
August 9, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Remember: There is nothing natural or inevitable about extreme inequality; it’s the result of an economic system that values wealth and power over human dignity and justice.
It doesn't have to be this way.
It doesn't have to be this way.
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In New York City, the rich get richer while the rest get poorer.
More on the city's stark wealth inequality here: www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/09/02/i...
More on the city's stark wealth inequality here: www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/09/02/i...
September 3, 2026 at 6:00 PM
In New York City, the rich get richer while the rest get poorer.
More on the city's stark wealth inequality here: www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/09/02/i...
More on the city's stark wealth inequality here: www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/09/02/i...
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It seems we are now entering a new phase of the rise of inequality in the US.
It's not just wealth and billionaires — it's a broader acceleration.
Here's who benefited from economic growth in 2025, according to the latest estimates available on realtimeinequality.org
It's not just wealth and billionaires — it's a broader acceleration.
Here's who benefited from economic growth in 2025, according to the latest estimates available on realtimeinequality.org
June 1, 2026 at 12:44 PM
It seems we are now entering a new phase of the rise of inequality in the US.
It's not just wealth and billionaires — it's a broader acceleration.
Here's who benefited from economic growth in 2025, according to the latest estimates available on realtimeinequality.org
It's not just wealth and billionaires — it's a broader acceleration.
Here's who benefited from economic growth in 2025, according to the latest estimates available on realtimeinequality.org
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Walmart spent $8.1 billion on stock buybacks last year.
Over 156,000 Walmart workers are on Medicaid because they don't get healthcare from the company.
ips-dc.org/report-execu...
Over 156,000 Walmart workers are on Medicaid because they don't get healthcare from the company.
ips-dc.org/report-execu...
Executive Excess 2026 - Institute for Policy Studies
Executive Excess 2026
ips-dc.org
August 27, 2026 at 2:50 PM
Walmart spent $8.1 billion on stock buybacks last year.
Over 156,000 Walmart workers are on Medicaid because they don't get healthcare from the company.
ips-dc.org/report-execu...
Over 156,000 Walmart workers are on Medicaid because they don't get healthcare from the company.
ips-dc.org/report-execu...
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Why governments are poorer now
September 4, 2026 at 11:46 AM
Why governments are poorer now
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There are endless studies showing this and also the financial and societal benefits of universal basic income and or housing-first policies but the U.S. never goes for any of it because it would require allowing the poor to receive benefits that the rich consider “undeserved”
“A single-payer universal health care system could cover every American, save more than 100,000 lives a year, and still cost $1 trillion less than the system it would replace, according to a new preprint study led by researchers at the Yale School of Public Health.”
ysph.yale.edu/news-article...
ysph.yale.edu/news-article...
Universal Health Coverage Could Save $1 Trillion and 114,000 Lives Every Year, Yale Study Projects
A single-payer universal health care system could cover every American, save more than 100,000 lives a year, and still cost $1 trillion less than the system it
ysph.yale.edu
September 2, 2026 at 9:05 AM
There are endless studies showing this and also the financial and societal benefits of universal basic income and or housing-first policies but the U.S. never goes for any of it because it would require allowing the poor to receive benefits that the rich consider “undeserved”
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We need to protect Social Security for the next generation.
August 10, 2026 at 9:37 PM
We need to protect Social Security for the next generation.
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“.. there are really two separate economies: one for people who make their primary income through investment and passive income . . . and then typical workers who clock in day in and day out.”
@financialtimes.com
www.ft.com/content/6f3a...
@financialtimes.com
www.ft.com/content/6f3a...
August 28, 2026 at 10:55 AM
“.. there are really two separate economies: one for people who make their primary income through investment and passive income . . . and then typical workers who clock in day in and day out.”
@financialtimes.com
www.ft.com/content/6f3a...
@financialtimes.com
www.ft.com/content/6f3a...