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Tax Private Jets @taxprivatejets.org · 23/07/2026
with additional quote from @freddiedaley.bsky.social “The scale of the travel makes a mockery of FIFA's environmental commitments.” More info at taxprivatejets.org cc @ips-dc.org
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Tax Private Jets
Billionaires are roasting the planet -- and making the rest of us pick up the tab. Learn how we're fighting private jets, the most antisocial habit of the billionaire class.
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Tax Private Jets @taxprivatejets.org · 23/07/2026
Official World Cup private jet emissions total: 147.1 kt excess CO2 emissions, per Daily Mail exclusive, reaching the annual emissions of more than 34,000 cars! 😱
EXCLUSIVE  The World Cup’s dirty little secret: FIFA’s president wasn’t the only culprit to wind up in crosshairs over his gas-guzzling private jet travel…see the worst offenders in The Daily Mail
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chuckcollinswrites.bsky.social @chuckcollinswrites.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Come to the Purple Couch Bookshop in #NorthAndover for my last stop on the #BurnedByBillionaires tour for a while! Registered attendees will receive 10% off their copy of the book: eventbrite.com/e/author-eve... #Inequality #BooksWorthReading #AuthorEvent
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chuckcollinswrites.bsky.social @chuckcollinswrites.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
I've loved meeting readers of #BurnedByBillionaires! This is our last public event for a while, so don't miss it if you're near North Andover MA. RSVP & more info: www.eventbrite.com/e/author-eve.... Registered attendees will receive 10% off the book & I'll sign it! #Inequality #BooksWorthReading
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chuckcollinswrites.bsky.social @chuckcollinswrites.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
Mark your calendars if you're near Western Mass! There are only a few chances left to chat with me about #BurnedByBillionaires on this book tour. On March 31, Charlton Library is hosting, and we'll have signed copies.
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Institute for Policy Studies @ips-dc.org · 11/03/2026
NEW: Jeff and Deb Hansen — the top pork industry power couple of Iowa — have discouraged regulation on the industry nationally by pouring their riches into local politics. Oligarchs anywhere are a threat our collective safety. IPS scholar @chuck77.bsky.social in @thenation.com:
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The Pork Oligarchs of Iowa Have Local Politicians in Their Pockets
Jeff and Deb Hansen spend hundreds of thousands to keep the state friendly to their business.
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chuckcollinswrites.bsky.social @chuckcollinswrites.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
It's tomorrow! Saturday March 7, from 11 am to 12 pm, I'll be at Toadstool Bookshop in Peterborough to talk about #BurnedByBillionaires. You won't want to miss this one. More info here: toadbooks.com/event/2026-0...
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chuckcollinswrites.bsky.social @chuckcollinswrites.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
@chuck77.bsky.social Adios Kristi Noem. My article at @commondreams.org about her history of deception in service of the rich and powerful --starting with her attack on the estate tax. www.commondreams.org/opinion/noem...
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Adios Kristi! Noem’s Long History of Lying to Protect the Powerful | Common Dreams
Nearly a decade before she was the public face of DHS, Noem’s tall tales about the estate tax helped gut one of the few remaining checks on elite fortunes.
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Institute for Policy Studies @ips-dc.org · 03/03/2026
NEW: The military systems that the U.S. sent to the Iran region in recent weeks ALONE cost us nearly $60 MILLION per day — just a fraction of the cost of this war. That ~$60 million could cover Medicaid for 4 million Americans per day, or SNAP for 9.5 million. From @nationalpriorities.bsky.social:
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FACT SHEET: How Much Is the War in Iran Costing American Taxpayers? - Institute for Policy Studies
FACT SHEET: How Much Is the War in Iran Costing American Taxpayers?
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chuckcollinswrites.bsky.social @chuckcollinswrites.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
"Chuck Collins has a way of articulating what we already know, how we're all paddling so hard and getting nowhere." Actor Patrick Zeller gave his iconic voice to the #BurnedByBillionaires' audiobook, and it's available wherever you get your audio literature! www.burnedbybillionaires.com
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chuckcollinswrites.bsky.social @chuckcollinswrites.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
#BurnedByBillionaires is available wherever you listen to audiobooks! So glad to have Patrick Zeller's voice on this. No need to support oligarchs; you can find it here: libro.fm/audiobooks/9...
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chuckcollinswrites.bsky.social @chuckcollinswrites.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
Make sure you RSVP to this one, it's going to be an exciting event!
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chuckcollinswrites.bsky.social @chuckcollinswrites.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
The work of @patrioticmillionaires.org directly challenges the almost-complete economic & societal takeover by the Billionaire class, and I'm honored that they've endorsed my new book #BurnedByBillionaires! www.burnedbybillionaires.com @patmillsuk.bsky.social @patmillscanada.bsky.social
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chuckcollinswrites.bsky.social @chuckcollinswrites.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
How can we change the status quo & shift to a healthier, more prosperous system for everyone? If you're interested in art, nature, and #humanity, along with attainable economic redistribution, you'll love my convo on the podcast Aspire With Osha: oshahayden.com/podcast/bill... #Inequality
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Billionaires and You - Aspire with Osha
My podcast is all about connections – how art connects with nature which is essential for humanity.
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Anne S Kim @anne-s-kim.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
Author @chuckcollinswrites.bsky.social on the perils of "billionaire capture" and his book, Burned by Billionaires, for @washingtonmonthly.com Watch the full interview with Chuck here: washingtonmonthly.com/2026/01/07/c... youtube.com/shorts/LuWua...
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The perils of billionaire capture
YouTube video by Washington Monthly
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Anne S Kim @anne-s-kim.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
Yes, billionaires are in fact an even bigger problem than you think. They're wrecking the planet and driving up your bills. Author @chuckcollinswrites.bsky.social makes the case against billionaires in this week's @washingtonmonthly.com podcast: washingtonmonthly.com/2026/01/07/c...
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Should Billionaires Exist?
Author Chuck Collins argues that billionaires are a uniquely destructive force to the economy, democracy, and the planet.
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Anne S Kim @anne-s-kim.bsky.social · 11/01/2026
Billionaire backlash is coming. Watch an excerpt from my conversation with @chuckcollinswrites.bsky.social, author of "Burned by Billionaires" from @thenewpress.bsky.social, in this week's roundup @washingtonmonthly.com open.substack.com/pub/washingt...
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Billionaire backlash is coming
They own too much. They control too much. They're also wrecking the planet.
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Patriotic Millionaires @patrioticmillionaires.org · 27/12/2025
Last week, PM Board Member Chuck Collins appeared on Ralph Nader’s show to discuss his new book, Burned by Billionaires. If you want to learn more about all the ways billionaires are ruining our economy and planet, this interview is for you: www.ralphnaderradiohour.com/p/burned-by-...
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Burned By Billionaires/What's Spiking Your Electric Bill?
Ralph once again welcomes Chuck Collins, heir to the Oscar Meyer fortune and one of the founders of Patriotic Millionaires, to discuss his agenda for reform outlined in his new book BURNED BY BILLIONA...
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Patriotic Millionaires @patrioticmillionaires.org · 30/12/2025
Today, billionaires decide where we live, what news we consume, and even what we eat. They have too much power, and they need to be stopped. Grab a copy of Patriotic Millionaire Chuck Collins’ new book, Burned by Billionaires, to learn more: www.chuckcollinswrites.com/copy-of-buy-...
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chuckcollinswrites.bsky.social @chuckcollinswrites.bsky.social · 02/01/2026
@chuck77.bsky.social 2025 was a very good year...for billionaires! www.commondreams.org/opinion/2025...
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The First Year of Trump's Second Term Was Terrific—for US Billionaires | Common Dreams
​Over 2025, the combined wealth of all US billionaires climbed to $8.1 trillion, a 21% increase over 2025, up from $6.7 trillion exactly a year ago.
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chuckcollinswrites.bsky.social @chuckcollinswrites.bsky.social · 30/12/2025
I had a great conversation with Hopeton Hay from Diverse Voices Book Review about the impact of extreme wealth concentration on society! Listen here: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/i... Put out the flames: www.burnedbybillionaires.com
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Inequality Unveiled: Chuck Collins on the Cost of Concentrated Wealth
Podcast Episode · Hopeton Hay Podcasts · 12/17/2025 · 38m
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chuckcollinswrites.bsky.social @chuckcollinswrites.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
Talking with Ralph Nader about #burnedbybillionaires www.ralphnaderradiohour.com/p/burned-by-...
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Burned By Billionaires/What's Spiking Your Electric Bill?
Ralph once again welcomes Chuck Collins, heir to the Oscar Meyer fortune and one of the founders of Patriotic Millionaires, to discuss his agenda for reform outlined in his new book BURNED BY BILLIONA...
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chuckcollinswrites.bsky.social @chuckcollinswrites.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
Should billionaires be abolished? It's great to hear celebs like Billie Eilish ask this question in front of the wealth hoarders themselves! We're all being #BurnedByBillionaires - let's talk about what we can do about it.
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The Green Spotlight @greenspotlight.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
New Books and Films incl. books by @christinewebb.bsky.social @billmckibben.bsky.social @chuckcollinswrites.bsky.social @cberdik.bsky.social @davidenrich.bsky.social @matthewfacciani.bsky.social @brian-goldstone.bsky.social @milleridriss.bsky.social + Catherine Coleman Flowers, and others:
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Books and Films, 2025 — The Green Spotlight
BOOKS Recently published books that you might want to check out, read, and/or share with others: The Arrogant Ape: The Myth of Human Exceptionalism and Why It Matters, by Christine Webb How Can I Help...
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chuckcollinswrites.bsky.social @chuckcollinswrites.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
"The good news is there are huge cracks in that system among money managers, the younger generation, & people with substantial wealth moving toward redistribution to heal the harms caused by wealth extraction." I loved this interview with Julie Polter for @sojo.net: sojo.net/magazine/dec...
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Billionaires Are a National Disaster
Chuck Collins on how income inequality undermines everyone’s quality of life—even the most wealthy.
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chuckcollinswrites.bsky.social @chuckcollinswrites.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
What a treat to talk to Terrence McNally about www.burnedbybillionaires.com aworldthatjustmightwork.com/2025/11/12297/
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CHUCK COLLINS – BURNED BY BILLIONAIRES: How Concentrated Wealth & Power Are Ruining Our Lives & Planet – Terrence McNally
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chuckcollinswrites.bsky.social @chuckcollinswrites.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
“If you’re standing in line for a commercial flight at Thanksgiving, you’re subsidizing private jet travelers,” said Chuck Collins @ips-dc.org told @cnn.com "We, the commercial plane travelers, are picking up the slack for the most luxurious type of travel. us.cnn.com/2025/11/21/b...
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The air traffic problem making your holiday travel even more miserable | CNN Business
Even if you’re flying commercial for the holidays, private jets might be making your trip more expensive.
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chuckcollinswrites.bsky.social @chuckcollinswrites.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
“With brilliant insight & gripping prose, Chuck Collins tells like it is! You’ll jump out of your seat with clear vision and new energy for democracy with fairness for all.” - Bestselling author @francesmoorelappe.bsky.social recommending my new book #BurnedByBillionaires (burnedbybillionaires.com)
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chuckcollinswrites.bsky.social @chuckcollinswrites.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
On Thurs. 11/13, the Center and Library for the Bible and Social Justice (clbsj.org) will host an online conversation between co-founder Ched Myers and me! We've both written prolifically on how folks are burned and fooled by billionaires and affluenza. Register in advance: clbsj.org/events/2025/...
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chuckcollinswrites.bsky.social @chuckcollinswrites.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
On Thursday, November 20 at 7 pm, I'll be coming to @odysseybks.bsky.social in Pioneer Valley MA to talk all things #BurnedbyBillionaires. Register here: www.eventbrite.com/e/chuck-coll... #WealthInequality
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chuckcollinswrites.bsky.social @chuckcollinswrites.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
We're living in a hyper-extreme phase of inequality, made intentionally mysterious. burnedbybillionaires.com is here to de-mystify it! We'll continue this convo tomorrow (Wed 11/05) from 7 to 8:30 at @phoenixbooks.biz. Join us if you're near Burlington! Get tix here: phoenixbooks.biz/event/2025-1...
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Shelley O’Connell-Butler 🍷 🇺🇦 @shmelleyann.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
And just exactly how much consumer fleecing does it take to produce the likes of this? #StopTheBillionaires
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John Bito @john-bito.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
The vet that I went to for over a decade sold out. Who has a vet that doesn't work for a profit-hungry corporation, anymore?
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chuckcollinswrites.bsky.social @chuckcollinswrites.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
Have you needed veterinary attention for a beloved pet in recent years and noticed higher costs for vaccines & routine exams? It's no coincidence: Billionaires are burning you. ⏰Check out my recent article in @thenation.com: www.thenation.com/article/soci... 📖Then read www.burnedbybillionaires.com
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The Billionaire Oligarchs Are Coming for Your Pets
And they want to make bigger profits.
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chuckcollinswrites.bsky.social @chuckcollinswrites.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
Are you feeling the Billionaire Burn? (Spoiler: We all are!) My new book Burned By Billionaires is available now! www.burnedbybillionaires.com Join our book event in Burlington on 11/5: phoenixbooks.biz/event/2025-1... And our book event in Norwich on 11/6: www.norwichbookstore.com/events/35637...
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Justin Schein @deathandtaxesfilm.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
On top of tax-breaks & loopholes for the wealthy, Trump is now defunding the IRS. Life is good for the super-rich, at the expense of everyone else. Cartoon from the wonderful book #Burnedbybillionaires by @chuckcollinswrites.bsky.social Drawn by Jason Patterson @itep.org @patrioticmillionaires.org
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chuckcollinswrites.bsky.social @chuckcollinswrites.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
For 1 minute, follow the Roadmap to Richistan to learn some of what I explore in my new book #BurnedByBillionaires: The ultra-wealthy got there by exploiting all of us, and we can stop them together. Read it, protest, put out the flames: www.burnedbybillionaires.com #Inequality
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chuckcollinswrites.bsky.social @chuckcollinswrites.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
Since THE @nancymaclean.bsky.social, author of Democracy In Chains, recommends my new book #BurnedByBillionaires, you should definitely check it out!
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Glen Jackson @glenjackson.bsky.social · 11/10/2025
“I'm thrilled to share that my latest book, #BurnedbyBillionaires, has just been released! 🔥 It's a look at how the ultrawealthy are ruining our economy, society, and planet, and what we might be able to do about it. @chuckcollinswrites.bsky.social www.chuckcollinswrites.com
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chuckcollinswrites.bsky.social @chuckcollinswrites.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
HAPPY RELEASE DAY to Burned By Billionaires: How Concentrated Wealth & Power are Ruining our Lives & Planet! @laurenaratani.bsky.social says it; I'm "optimistic that there can be change," especially with coverage like this: www.theguardian.com/news/2025/oc... Buy now: thenewpress.org/books/burned...
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Boom time for US billionaires: why the system perpetuates wealth inequality
As the super rich grow even richer, inequality expert Chuck Collins says the system is broken – but it can be fixed
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chuckcollinswrites.bsky.social @chuckcollinswrites.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
Honored to share a #BurnedByBillionaires blurb from Brooke Harrington, Professor of Sociology @ Dartmouth (@ebharrington.bsky.social): “An electrifying call to action… Should be required reading for all our elected representatives.” Check it out, on shelves 10/08! thenewpress.org/books/burned...
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Institute for Policy Studies @ips-dc.org · 06/10/2025
NEW: “[The wealthy] have bought their jets, they've bought their mansions, but now they’re buying senators and media outlets.” In a new interview with @laurenaratani.bsky.social in @us.theguardian.com, IPS scholar @chuck77.bsky.social lays out the "chapter of hyper-extraction" that we're entering:
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Boom time for US billionaires: why the system perpetuates wealth inequality
As the super rich grow even richer, inequality expert Chuck Collins says the system is broken – but it can be fixed
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Janet Gornick @janetgornick.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
New book alert! #Inequality scholars:, don't miss Chuck Collins' new book: Burned by Billionaires. It's both breezy and fact-filled. "An economy that funnels wealth to billionaires ... fuels division and civil discord." @inequality.org @thenewpress.bsky.social thenewpress.org/books/burned...
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Burned by Billionaires - The New Press
An exposé of the hidden impact of America’s überwealthy on the country’s economy, environmental health, housing market, and political system Even if you don’t begrudge the ultrarich their multiple va...
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chuckcollinswrites.bsky.social @chuckcollinswrites.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
My new book #BurnedByBillionaires was the 🔥hot topic🔥at the Make Billionaires Pay march in NYC. Read it and put out the flames. On shelves OCTOBER 8: thenewpress.org/books/burned... #MakeBillionairesPay #Oligarchy @thenewpress.bsky.social
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Institute for Policy Studies @ips-dc.org · 24/09/2025
NEW: In his latest book, BURNED BY BILLIONAIRES, IPS senior scholar @chuck77.bsky.social lays out his life's research on the detailed harms and solutions of wealth concentration in an "electrifying call to action." Get 30% off if you pre-order before October 1:
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Get 30% Off Chuck Collins’ New Book! - Institute for Policy Studies
Get 30% Off Chuck Collins’ New Book!
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Michael E. Mann @michaelemann.bsky.social · 27/09/2025
"Science Under Siege & Burned by Billionaires: Michael Mann and Chuck Collins on Defending Truth and Democracy" | I spoke with Francesca Rheannon of the @writersvoice.bsky.social podcast about my new book with @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social, #ScienceUnderSiege: www.writersvoice.net/2025/09/scie...
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SCIENCE UNDER SIEGE & BURNED BY BILLIONAIRES: Michael Mann and Chuck Collins on Defending Truth and Democracy
Writer’s Voice: compelling conversations with authors who challenge, inspire, and inform. Today, we look at two urgent threats to our world: the assault on science and the concentration of wealth. …
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Institute for Policy Studies @ips-dc.org · 01/10/2025
NEW: Even before Trump stepped in to help them, private equity has been destabilizing our economy — including by worsening the housing crisis, as IPS scholar @chuck77.bsky.social shows in his new book, Burned by Billionaires. @timothynoah.bsky.social in @newrepublic.com:
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The Financial Sector Was Tottering Even Before Trump
The president is making it worse, of course. But as private equity sweats to bring ever higher returns to billionaires, it risks beggaring you and me.
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Cat9 @cat9.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
#WealthInequality #Oligarchy In his new book Burned by Billionaires, inequality researcher Chuck Collins argues that the system that perpetuates wealth inequality is purposely opaque to most Americans. * 10% of the population owns 93% of stock market wealth. www.theguardian.com/news/2025/oc...
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Boom time for US billionaires: why the system perpetuates wealth inequality
As the super rich grow even richer, inequality expert Chuck Collins says the system is broken – but it can be fixed
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Institute for Policy Studies @ips-dc.org · 30/09/2025
WATCH: Airport developers are claiming "sustainable aviation fuels" as a solution to private jet pollution. On @wgbh.org, IPS scholar @chuck77.bsky.social exposes the problem: There is no possible way to scale these fuels nationally. Learn more at spje.org.
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chuckcollinswrites.bsky.social @chuckcollinswrites.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
At 7 pm on Thurs. November 20, I'll be at @odysseybks in South Hadley, MA! Less than a month until #BurnedByBillionaires hits bookshelves: thenewpress.org/books/burned-by-billionaires It's a free event but spots will fill up, so make sure to reserve yours ASAP! www.odysseybks.com/event/chuck-...
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