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The U.S. holds the G20 Presidency this year amid rising inequality, debt crises, hunger & geopolitical tensions. Our new blog series, G20 In Flux, examines this year's U.S.-led G20 & asks what a more transformative international economics could achieve. www.equals.ink/s/g20-in-flux

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This is the latest EQUALS blog series, that examines this year’s U.S.-led G20 and asks what a more transformative international economics could achieve. Click to read EQUALS, by Equals Bulletin, a Sub...

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How are elite interests shaping the extraction of critical minerals? What can we learn from Indigenous resistance? Check out this great piece from political economist Daphnae Picoli—part of our new series unpacking key G20 issues. 👉 www.equals.ink/p/washington...

Spent the morning with CNBC on background so we could be the first to offer zero congrats to the world's first trillionaire, Elon Musk. A dark day for democracy. Our full take here: www.oxfamamerica.org/press/soon-t...

“What the data shows is that we cannot have a conversation about the affordability crisis without talking about extreme inequality, and in particular the extreme inequality between CEO pay and worker pay” -Oxfam's Patricia Stottlemyer on the rapid rise of CEO pay

CNBC Make It@cnbcmakeit.cnbc.com · 3mo ago

In the U.S., CEO pay grew 20 times faster than workers' wages in 2025, says Oxfam

Yes! Great to see the @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social continuing to lead the charge to #TaxtheRich in order to fund public services.   New York's richest billionaires gained $42.4 billion each last year. They can afford to pay their fair share in taxes. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Mamdani Pushes to Shrink NY Hedge Fund, Private Equity Tax Break

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is delaying the city’s $127 billion budget as he pressures the state to limit a tax credit used by hedge funds, private equity firms and other businesses.

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NEW: New York's 10 richest billionaires gained $42.4B in the last 12 months Our latest breaks down: 🔹Extraordinary recent gains at the top 🔹How the OBBBA gave a windfall to NY's 1% 🔹Why taxing the rich in NY can raise revenue without causing capital flight www.oxfamamerica.org/press/10-ric...

10 richest New York billionaires gained $42 billion in the last year, as ordinary New Yorkers struggled with affordability

New Oxfam America brief shows how raising taxes on New York's ultra-rich could ease the harmful effects of President Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act.

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You're invited to 'Inside the G20: What to Expect for the 2026 US Presidency.' Featuring: Nabil Ahmed, @oxfamamerica.bsky.social Cathy Feingold, @aflcio.org Fernanda Santiago, Former Advisor to Brazil's Finance Minister Moderated by @newamerica.org's Heela Rasool-Ayub Register👉 lnkd.in/eHZC2WXs

You're invited to 'Inside the G20: What to Expect for the 2026 US Presidency.' Featuring: Nabil Ahmed, @oxfamamerica.bsky.social Cathy Feingold, @aflcio.org Fernanda Santiago, Former Advisor to Brazil's Finance Minister Moderated by @newamerica.org's Heela Rasool-Ayub Register👉 lnkd.in/eHZC2WXs

A pleasure to speak with @cnn.com's Tami Luhby about: 📈rapidly rising billionaire wealth ⚖️the corrosive effects of extreme wealth on politics today 😱the likelihood of the world's first trillionaire by Davos next year Check out her great coverage of Oxfam's latest report. www.cnn.com/2026/01/18/e...

Billionaires are 4,000 times more likely to hold public office | CNN Business

The richest people on the planet are far more likely to be in power politically than everyone else, Oxfam’s annual inequality report found.

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NEW: @oxfaminternational.bsky.social's global inequality report🌏 Billionaire wealth⬆️3x faster in '25 than previous years This year we dive deep on the link between economic & political inequality. Billionaires are 4000x more likely to hold office than you or me www.oxfamamerica.org/press/billio...

A G20 for the billionaires? @oxfamamerica.bsky.social's latest on what's at stake as the US assumes the G20 presidency. Given Trump’s inequality agenda at home and globally, US leadership could rapidly undermine the group’s limited progress on critical issues. www.oxfamamerica.org/explore/rese...

NEW📰: Democracy requires both an informed citizenry and a free press. But how do these ideals show up in public policy? Today, we have a paper out that looks at how media has become highly concentrated, commercialized, and drained of its public interest potential.

It's been quite a year! Really looking forward to being in conversation with @abbymaxman.bsky.social next week as she reflects on @oxfamamerica.bsky.social's work in 2025. Registration info👇

Oxfam America@oxfamamerica.bsky.social · 8mo ago

On December 9th, join Oxfam President and CEO @abbymaxman.bsky.social , for a reflection on 2025 and a look forward at what’s next for 2026. Our work is made possible with your support and we’d love to see you there as we continue to work towards a more equal world. oxfam.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

On December 9th, join Oxfam President and CEO @abbymaxman.bsky.social , for a reflection on 2025 and a look forward at what’s next for 2026. Our work is made possible with your support and we’d love to see you there as we continue to work towards a more equal world. oxfam.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

As the US assumes the G20 presidency and attempts to unilaterally exclude South Africa, @oxfamamerica.bsky.social is calling on all other #G20 countries to refuse to participate until SA is invited. Our reaction here www.oxfamamerica.org/press/g20-co...

G20 countries should oppose ‘geopolitical bullying’ and refuse to participate in US-led G20 until South Africa invited, says Oxfam

In response to the State Department’s announcement that the United States will not extend an invitation to the South African g

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There's a real risk the Trump administration tries to internationalize harmful, inequality-fueling economic policies via its G20 presidency. But other countries can cooperate to put people first, as the South Africa-led G20 shows. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/w...

Rebecca Riddell@rebeccariddell.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Today is day 1 of the US G20 presidency The Trump admin takeover of the G20 website is...something g20.org It's going to be an interesting year

Today is day 1 of the US G20 presidency The Trump admin takeover of the G20 website is...something g20.org It's going to be an interesting year

Since President Trump took office, the ultra-wealthy and well-connected have made out like bandits, while the working class has faced relentless attacks.     @rebeccariddell.bsky.social on exploding inequality in Trump's gilded age—and the change that's needed.   www.newsweek.com/a-golden-age...

A ‘Golden Age of America’? More Like Trump’s Gilded Age | Opinion  

The rights of some 900 U.S. billionaires do not take precedence over 340 million non-billionaires.

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What does Trump's promised 'Golden Age' look like? 1 in 2 kids living in a poor or low-income household and the 10 richest billionaires gaining $70 billion each in a year. My latest in @newsweek.com on spiraling US inequality & how this second Gilded Age can end. www.newsweek.com/a-golden-age...

A ‘Golden Age of America’? More Like Trump’s Gilded Age | Opinion

The rights of some 900 U.S. billionaires do not take precedence over 340 million non-billionaires.

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Private planes make up nearly 12% of all flights. And yet even with major air traffic control safety concerns, the DOT is planning to exclude them from its plan to order 10% cut in flights at 40 major U.S. airports. People who can afford to charter flights will be fine. Everyone else is screwed.

The wealth of the 10 richest Americans surged $698B in the past year. Trump’s tax handouts to billionaires and cuts to health care will only make inequality worse. We need an economy that works for everyone – not one that works for the 1% and hangs everyone else out to dry.

The combined wealth of the 10 richest people in America jumped $698 billion over the past year. This figure was supercharged by Donald Trump’s tax giveaways to his fellow billionaires. www.thedailybeast.com/wealth-of-am...

Wealth of America’s Richest Billionaires Rockets Under Trump

“The rise of a new American oligarchy” is underway, according to an Oxfam study.

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The US is in an inequality emergency. This is no accident. It’s the result of political choices that consistently favor the ultra-rich and powerful over workers and ordinary families. New report on how we loosen this grip, with a foreword from @elizabethwwilkins.bsky.social

Rebecca Riddell@rebeccariddell.bsky.social · 9mo ago

NEW: @oxfamamerica.bsky.social's US inequality report🧵 10 richest Americans gained $698 billion in the past year. As tens of millions struggle to get by, Trump policies could drive US inequality to new extremes. We dive deep on how we got here, and the change needed. oxfamamerica.org/unequal

NEW: @oxfamamerica.bsky.social's US inequality report🧵 10 richest Americans gained $698 billion in the past year. As tens of millions struggle to get by, Trump policies could drive US inequality to new extremes. We dive deep on how we got here, and the change needed. oxfamamerica.org/unequal

Journos: on Monday November 3 @oxfamamerica.bsky.social is releasing a new report on #inequality in the #USA. Contact me regarding interview requests or for an embargoed copy of the press release and report. Thanks!

A pleasure to speak with @fastcompany.com's Kristin Toussaint about how big shareholder payouts are fueling inequality - and what we can do about it. www.fastcompany.com/91422684/sto...

Today, @hrw.org released the 1st major report on tax, documenting how policies that favor the rich drove Sri Lanka into economic crisis & starved its public education system. UN tax treaty negotiations are historic chance to address a root cause. www.hrw.org/news/2025/10...

Sri Lanka: Ruinous Tax Policies Stoke Inequality

Sri Lanka’s tax policies played a driving role in the country’s devastating 2022 economic crisis and have contributed to the chronic underfunding of education and other public services.

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Latina workers lose about $1.2 million over the course of a 40-year career due to the wage gap. This isn’t equity—it’s injustice. Latinas deserve fair pay now. #LatinaEqualPay

‼️New Oxfam Tax Report: "A European Agenda to Tax the Super-Rich". 📆9 October. The report delves into wealth concentration in the EU, examines the different tax regimes that drive this, and presents a roadmap for taxing the super-rich. Write to eumedia@oxfam.org for an embargoed copy.