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Worker-to-CEO Pay
March 16, 2024
Jason Linkins
Elon Musk Leads America’s Top Tax-Dodging CEOs
A new study reveals a staggering number of companies pay their CEOs more than they pay in taxes.
January 31, 2024
Timothy Noah
How Elon Musk’s Zany Compensation Arrangement Got Blown Up in Court
According to a judge, the Tesla boss isn't worth what the firm pays him.
August 26, 2023
Jason Linkins
The CEOs Who Are Robbing You Blind
Corporate executives are using taxpayer dollars and the proceeds of worker labor to keep the pay gap grotesquely wide.
August 22, 2023
Boen Wang
Make CEOs Take Pay Cuts
If firms are feeling the pinch of economic pressure, then executives should share in their employees’ sacrifices.
December 23, 2022
Rebekah Entralgo
Union Buster of the Year: Howard Schultz
The rapid-fire unionization of Starbucks stores across the country has been a bright spot for labor this year, no thanks to the insane union-busting tactics of greedy Starbucks execs.
June 18, 2022
Jason Linkins
Greedy CEOs’ One Weird Trick for Getting Richer While Workers Fall Further Behind
A new report on corporate excess shows how the explosion of stock buybacks is exacerbating economic inequality.
May 17, 2022
Timothy Noah
Is the Typical CEO Really Worth $15 Million?
Of course not. But that’s what they make as they profit from the inflation that’s hurting the middle class.
May 15, 2014
Danny Vinik
Is a Fast Food CEO Worth 1,200 Times a Fry Cook? Apparently So.
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