Given increased income and wealth inequality, much recent attention has been devoted to proposals to increase taxes on the wealthy (such as imposing a tax on accumulated wealth). Since capital income is highly skewed toward the ultra-wealthy, methods of increasing taxes on capital income provide alternative approaches for addressing inequality through the tax system. Marking…

The Vitals Over the past 40 years, the distributions of income and wealth have grown increasingly unequal. In addition, there has been growing understanding that the United States faces a long-term fiscal shortfall that must be addressed, at least in part, by raising revenues. For these and other reasons, proposals to raise taxes on wealthy…

This article was written before the coronavirus pandemic, but with the press spending weeks subjecting the Tories to nothing but uncritical “wartime” coverage, and now fawning over the establishment-friendly Labour leader Keir Starmer, the points it makes are more valid than ever.

As of the end of April, the amount of COVID-19 deaths in Sweden per 1,000 inhabitants is three times that of Denmark, three times that of Germany and four times that of Norway. The government is peddling the nationalist idea that Sweden is somehow different and better than the rest of the world. But the pandemic has revealed the true colours of Swedish class society.

It's not a big deal but it could become a big symbol.

A Moroccan proverb goes: “the sheep spends his whole life being afraid of the wolf, but in the end, who feasts on the sheep? The shepherd!” Well, some months after China and 10 days after Italy, Moroccan authorities announced the country’s first cases of COVID-19 on 2 March and attributed them to “external factors”. Specifically, a Moroccan returning from Italy, then French tourists. The epidemic has worsened, infecting 2,024 people, of whom 126 have died (as of 15 April, 45 days after the first infections) according to official data.

Naomi Klein's latest book is about more than just science. She explores the extractivist mentality and historic decisions that have led us to where we now find ourselves, living in a totally unsustainable way.

A new platform aims to remove the barriers between would-be investors and solar developers, increasing the adoption of renewables in the process.

Let's hope they play nicely with government-funded cargo bikes.

For Monsanto, superweeds are just another selling point for its products.

The covering-yourself-with-blankets movement isn't nearly as cuddly as it seems.

Take subversive action in small ways.

The scientist saw a system that oppressed both society and nature.

A diverse team of women from the forest product sector got together for a green cause.

Wal-Mart has agreed to help US taxpayers take climate action. Over the next two years, they are sending energy audit teams to 20 State Capitol complexes to help save taxpayers money and help the environment...while the Federal Government equivocates

Medellin, Colombia: This city's name used to strike fear in peoples' hearts. In the 80s and early 90s, it was known as the drug capital of the world and the most violent city on the planet.But Medellin has come a tremendous distance in less than a decad

Medellin, Colombia: This city's name used to strike fear in peoples' hearts. In the 80s and early 90s, it was known as the drug capital of the world and the most violent city on the planet.

Medellín has a great sustainable transportation vision for the future, and so far they seem to be executing it extremely well.

While there has been "quite a bit of interest" in Kingsoft Cloud's IPO filing, investors should be cautious about the high-growth tech company operating on negative margins and the generally poor performance of Chinese IPOs, says Kathleen Smith, founding principal of Renaissance Capital.

Sheila Kahyaoglu of Jefferies discusses the biggest issues facing Boeing right now, with much of production still halted due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The Omega Family Office chairman and CEO said on CNBC's "Squawk Box" that taxes will need to go up regardless of who wins the upcoming presidential election.

Kim Forrest, founder and chief investment officer at Bokeh Capital Partners, and David Ellison, portfolio manager at Hennessy Funds, join 'The Exchange' to discuss markets.

Industrial materials maker DuPont on Tuesday slashed its capital expenditure by about $500 million and raised its annual cost-savings target to counter global trade uncertainties brought on by the coronavirus outbreak.

The results are in, and Taiwan's Kavalan distillery has the best single-malt whiskey in 2015.

Given the "strong profitability" of banks in the Gulf Cooperation Council countries, the oil price shock and the coronavirus pandemic are unlikely to deplete their capital base, says Mohamed Damak of S&P Global Ratings.

Iquitos, still reeling from a dengue fever outbreak and plagued by poverty, relies on air deliveries for medicine, equipment and oxygen

In the final hours before Covid-19 claimed her life, Cecilio Sangama watched helplessly as his eldest sister Edith gasped for breath.

Hospitals across Peru’s largest Amazon city had run out of oxygen, and the shortage had pushed the black market price of a cylinder well above $1,000 (£810).

Eric Marshall, Hodges Capital Management portfolio manager, and Lori Calvasina, RBC Capital Markets head of U.S. equity strategy, join 'Power Lunch' to discuss what the economic data is indicating to investors.