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CEO Salaries Have Spiked 940 Percent Since the 1970s

Chances are, if your boss is the CEO of one of 350 top public corporations, he or she is making nearly 10 times what you are.

This is the conclusion the Economic Policy Institute (EPI) makes in a report that shows since 1978 CEO compensation has ballooned 940%; worker compensation, in contrast, has hovered around only 12%.

CEOs, according to the study, made, on average, $17.2 million last year.

Putting it into perspective, in 1965, the average CEO-to-average worker salary was 16 to 1.; by 1989, it was 45 to 1.

Last year, the number jumped to 278 to 1.

By Ted Millar on August 30, 2019 at 23:41 pm
Trump Admin Now Seeks To Deport Seriously Ill Immigrants

The Trump administration’s war on immigrants–particularly those with brown skin–took another twisted turn this week when U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) sent letters to scores of immigrants, stating it will no longer consider deportation deferrals for those suffering from serious medical conditions like cancer and HIV.

By Ted Millar on August 28, 2019 at 20:17 pm
Our Constitution, Big Pharma, Climate Change and Other Lies we Tell Ourselves

Is Brazil’s Rainforest destroying president preamble to Putin’s nuclear float to Alaska? Is Trump part of a Troika of intentional destruction of America?

By Marcello Rollando on August 28, 2019 at 10:30 am
G7 Leaders Agree On $20 Million To Rescue The Amazon–Without Trump

G-7 leaders agreed to an immediate $20 million aid package to initiate a global endeavor to protect the burning Amazon. Donald Trump skipped the session.

By Ted Millar on August 27, 2019 at 12:39 pm
Labor Dept.: ‘Religious Beliefs’ Appropriate In Hiring And Firing Practices

On Wednesday, the Trump administration proposed a new rule allowing businesses with federal contracts to discriminate against their workers based on LGBTQ status, sex, race, ethnicity, national origin, and other characteristics.

According to the U.S. Labor Department’s 46-page draft rule, a range of “religious organizations”—corporations, schools, and societies—can legally refuse someone employment as long as the organization claims “religious purposes.”

By Ted Millar on August 23, 2019 at 21:05 pm
Planned Parenthood Eschews Title X Funding Rather Than Be Silenced

The GOP’s war on women and the poor soars as the White House backs Planned Parenthood into a corner over Title X funding and the “domestic gag rule.”

By Ted Millar on August 21, 2019 at 20:53 pm
How Does Recycling Impact the Environment?

You can find a recycling bin in just about any… Continue Reading

By Jori Hamilton on August 21, 2019 at 19:21 pm
17 Million Voters Purged From Voting Rolls In The Past Two Years

A recent study from the Brennan Center for Justice, between 2016 and 2018, at least 17 million voters were purged from nationwide voting rolls.

By Ted Millar on August 20, 2019 at 14:13 pm
Putin, McConnell, Trump, Mass Shootings = No USA Homeland Security

Long before pretend tycoons, historical Fascists excelled in, divide and… Continue Reading

By Marcello Rollando on August 20, 2019 at 11:00 am