January 27, 2025 Dear Friends, We have a billionaire problem. Back in 1995, when I published When Corporations Rule the World, there was an awakening to the dangers of transnational corporations. Right now, in 2025, there is an awakening to the dangers of oligarchy—when a few billionaires rule the world. In his farewell speech, outgoing President Biden left us| David Korten
Der Ökonom Zucman will eine 2-Prozent-Steuer für alle Milliardäre weltweit. Das würde jährlich 250 Mrd. US-Dollar in die Staatskassen bringen.| Kontrast.at
August 30, 2024 Dear Friends, One of the major issues of our time – wealth inequality – seldom makes the headlines. While a few politicians, even a few billionaires, continue to raise the red flags, the press, at best, glosses over it, and most in a position to do something about it simply ignore it. [...]| David Korten
We’ve known for a while now that our desire for lawmakers around the world to raise taxes on wealthy people like us isn’t fringe. But now, we officially have the numbers to back it up – and a blueprint for how international leaders can institute minimum standards for taxing the global rich. The l| Patriotic Millionaires