inequality

Before passing their tax scam, GOP leaders promised that workers would reap the benefits. But new data shows that most CEOs aren’t raising their employees’ salaries. Instead, shareholders are the ones seeing profits. We should all be frustrated that the tax scam has only made inequality worse. If you agree, show your support for Sherrod, […]

For many Americans, the 2008 financial crisis wreaked havoc on their savings, plans, and ability to move up the economic ladders. But 10 years later, not enough has changed: A new study shows that while the wealthy have gotten wealthier, most people are between 17-35% poorer than they were nearly a decade before. That’s ridiculous. […]

In an economy that works for everyone, working Americans should be able to afford housing at a reasonable price. Unfortunately, that’s not possible in many cities across the country. As housing prices rise and wages largely do not, many families are struggling to buy or rent homes at a cost they can afford. Sherrod knows […]

The science is clear: Climate change is real, man-made, and happening now. And yet this administration continues to do all it can to roll back the progress we’ve made in fighting climate change and its disastrous effects. It’s just another reason we can’t afford to lose Sherrod in the Senate, where he fights for policies […]

If you’re still unsure who the GOP’s tax scam was always meant to help, look no further than Wells Fargo. The banking giant is raking in profits. CEO Tim Sloan got a $4.6 million raise in March. But now Wells Fargo is about to downsize its workforce by 5-10%, putting tens of thousands of people […]

A little over 9 months ago, the GOP handed a massive tax cut to the wealthiest 1%. And while Wall Street, CEOs, and banks are reaping the profits of that tax cut, nearly a third of U.S. households have struggled to pay their energy bills. Every day in the Senate, Sherrod fights for a more […]

A report out this week shows that shareholders of S&P 500 companies gained $384 billion worth of buybacks through the first half of 2018. Meanwhile, a recent Ohio study detailed that of the ten most common jobs in the state, only two pay enough for the employee to rent a two-bedroom apartment. This is the […]

Medicaid expansion is working. We’ve seen that here in Ohio: Before the Affordable Care Act, one in three people in or near poverty were uninsured. After the law passed, that’s dropped to one in eight. Recent reports show that states that expanded Medicaid cover more people, with more stability. But as this administration continues to […]

10 years ago this week, Lehman Brothers filed for the largest bankruptcy in U.S. history. For families in Ohio—and across the country—the economic crisis that followed had major consequences: Some struggled to send their kids to college, others lost their homes and cars, and many watched the savings they’d spent decades putting away disappear. But […]