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The American Dream and Other Fairy Tales

@americandreamdoc.bsky.social

🏰 💰 Abigail Disney grapples with America’s profound inequality crisis, exploring systemic injustice through her family's story. Watch at home today. For more information go to https://americandreamdoc.com/.

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Capital & Main@capitalandmain.bsky.social · 10mo ago

A six-year legal battle between Disney and its workers ends with a massive payout. A California judge's approval of a $233 million settlement marks the final, official repudiation of Disney’s tactics in skirting a 2018 wage law known in Anaheim as Measure L. capitalandmain.com/when-workers...

When Workers Unite, Even Disney Has to Listen

A six-year legal battle ends with a massive payout — and a reminder of what unions can achieve.

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Voices for Progress@voicesforprogress.org · 11mo ago

ICYMI: @abigaildisney.bsky.social in the @nytopinion.nytimes.com — Disney parks & Trump’s tax plan have one thing in common: catering to the ultrawealthy at the expense of the middle class. #TrumpTaxScam #EconomicJustice

New York Times Opinion@nytopinion.nytimes.com · 11mo ago

“Accessibility and affordability aren’t minor concerns; they should be guiding principles in a country that claims to be free and equal,” Abigail Disney, a descendant of Disney’s founders, writes in a letter to The Times.

The Chronicle of Philanthropy@chronphilanthropy.bsky.social · last yr.

The last six months have delivered a series of blows to nonprofits and foundations — steep federal funding cuts; attacks on diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts; threats to organizations’ tax-exempt status; and more. phlnthrp.com/40BZbT1

The Fight to Protect the Social Sector

The lawyers, grant makers, policy wonks, faith leaders, organizers, fundraisers, philanthropists, and advocates making a difference. Plus, see the rest of our <a href="https://www.philanthropy.com/iss...

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Institute for Policy Studies@ips-dc.org · last yr.

NEW: CEO pay has ballooned from 42x the average worker’s pay in 1980 to an outrageous 538x today, IPS @inequality.org researchers found. Wealth isn't trickling down, it's being vacuumed up. There's a clear solution, says heiress @abigaildisney.bsky.social in @newrepublic.com: Tax people like her.

The Rich Should Be Paying More—and Yes, That Means Me

The last 50 years have been a sickening catastrophe for the working class and have created another class of people who really do think they’re better than everyone else. There is an obvious cure for t...

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The New Republic@newrepublic.com · last yr.

Privilege isn’t the problem in and of itself; it’s only positional. The problem is extreme wealth, inherited or earned, curdles quickly into entitlement. And when entitlement is widely distributed among the very powerful, it becomes everybody’s problem. https://trib.al/ITBKeXx

The Rich Should Be Paying More—and Yes, That Means Me

The last 50 years have been a sickening catastrophe for the working class and have created another class of people who really do think they’re better than everyone else. There is an obvious cure for their unearned sense of entitlement.

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Patriotic Millionaires@patrioticmillionaires.org · last yr.

In a new piece for The New Yorker, @eosnos.bsky.social spotlights the blatant pay-to-play schemes of the Trump administration. Evan joined us at our conference in April, and we’re honored he highlighted our work as staunch opponents to Trump’s politics of plunder. www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...

Donald Trump’s Politics of Plunder

The greed of the new Administration has galvanized America’s aspiring oligarchs—and their opponents.

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy@chronphilanthropy.bsky.social · last yr.

Philanthropist Abigail Disney urged donors and the leaders of major foundations and nonprofits to be braver with their giving in the face of funding freezes and cuts by the Trump administration and said when people act courageously, it encourages others to do the same. phlnthrp.com/4j8czET

Abigail Disney Urges Donors to Be Braver About Giving

Donors and the leaders of major foundations and nonprofits should be willing to shoulder more risk, she says, especially at a time when more are fearful about speaking their minds.

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The American Dream and Other Fairy Tales@americandreamdoc.bsky.social · last yr.

“Courage is working through fear, in spite of fear. I’ve never had a moment in my life when I wasn’t fearful. The trick is to hold on to your values through fear.”

Abigail Disney urges donors to be braver about their giving and shouldering more risk

Activist and philanthropist Abigail Disney urged donors and the leaders of major foundations and nonprofits to be braver with their giving, especially at a time when more are fearful about speaking th...

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Dawn Wolfe@drwolfe.bsky.social · last yr.

Yes, the rich are different, but lucky the rest of us they're not all alike. For @insidephilanthropy.com here's a look at 8 orgs by/for rich people working to dismantle their own privilege. #philanthropy #taxtherich @ewdinstitute.bsky.social @solidaire.bsky.social @patrioticmillionaires.org

8 Organizations of Rich People Determined to Dismantle Their Own Privilege

While vilifying the very wealthy is easy to do and often justified, “the rich” aren’t a monolith. Here’s a look at organizations by and for wealthy people dedicated to combating economic inequality.

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AFL-CIO@aflcio.org · last yr.

On International Workers’ Day, America’s unions celebrate the strength and solidarity of the labor movement and recommit to building worker power and justice around the world. Solidarity forever! ✊ #MayDay

Our solidarity is our strength. May Day 2025 | AFL-CIO
UNITE HERE@unitehere.org · last yr.

This International Workers Day comes amidst unprecedented attacks on our movement, but UNITE HERE is in the streets across North America with our allies marching, rallying, and picketing.

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