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Burned by Billionaires
How Concentrated Wealth and Power Are Ruining Our Lives and Planet
AvChuck Collins
Inbunden, Engelska, 2025
275 kr
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A scathing exposé of the hidden impact of America’s ultra wealthy on our social, economic, political, and ecological landscape—as well as a path toward a more equitable future“The three hundred largest yachts in the world emit as much carbon dioxide as the ten million inhabitants of Burundi.” —from Burned by BillionairesRecently, it has become increasingly evident that extreme concentrations of wealth and power have profound impacts on our politics, but extreme inequality’s influence on our daily lives—and our futures—has been vastly overlooked.In Burned by Billionaires, author and a senior scholar at the Institute for Policy Studies in Washington, DC, Chuck Collins chronicles how the actions of the top .01% have severe consequences for the rest of us, especially those of marginalized identities. Collins takes down the “myth of meritocracy,” unraveling how the rich rig the game in their favor, resulting in a concentration of wealth in the hands of a tiny (but growing) class of billionaires—leading to both intense income and political polarization.In a wholly original argument, Collins charts this economic, social, and ecological destruction and shows how these effects manifest in every facet of our society, including:Increasing the tax burden on ordinary working peopleReducing public funding for schools, roads, and other essential infrastructureShrinking the pool of affordable housing, especially in poor and urban areasAccelerating climate change and dictating what ends up on our dinner plateShaping the news we consume and fueling the spread of misinformationCollins argues that perhaps, worst of all, the concentration of wealth and power is leading to political hijacking, undermining the democratic principle that our votes matter equally. Full of engrossing charts, graphs, political cartoons, and more, this book is an urgent call-to-action and road map to a more equitable society, where everyone has access to the resources that will allow them to thrive—and one where it is no longer commonplace to live in a constant state of uncertainty, fear, and anxiety Burned by Billionaires offers a pointed prescription for taking power back from the billionaire class and achieving the shared prosperity that comes from a healthy and equal society.
Robin Hood Was Right
A Guide to Giving Your Money for Social Change
AvChuck Collins,Joan P. Garnerm. fl.
Häftad, Engelska, 2001
363 kr
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Last year, Americans donated $150 billion to charity. Giving has never been more popular, possible—or, for many, more confusing. There are oceans of need, mountains of requests, and often little time for the consideration needed to give thoughtfully and effectively. "Change, not charity!" is this book’s enthusiastic theme. Long-time activists and givers, authors Chuck Collins and Pam Rogers show that traditional charity most often reinforces the status quo and maintains the dynamics of dependency and control. The progressive ethic of giving endorsed in this book, on the other hand, offers detailed ways to address the root causes of societal problems. With numerous organizational listings and hundreds of helpful suggestions, Robin Hood Was Right is a fun, user-friendly guide for the socially conscious giver, whether one is able to give annually $500 or $5,000,000.
Robbing Mind: How Attitude and Intention Helped Prevent a Fate Worse Than Death
AvChuck Collins
Häftad, Engelska
217 kr
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Class Lives
Stories from Across Our Economic Divide
AvChuck Collins,Jennifer Laddm. fl.
Inbunden, Engelska, 2014
1 619 kr
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Class Lives is an anthology of narratives dramatizing the lived experience of class in America. It includes forty original essays from authors who represent a range of classes, genders, races, ethnicities, ages, and occupations across the United States. Born into poverty, working class, the middle class, and the owning class—and every place in between—the contributors describe their class journeys in narrative form, recounting one or two key stories that illustrate their growing awareness of class and their place, changing or stable, within the class system. The stories in Class Lives are both gripping and moving. One contributor grows up in hunger and as an adult becomes an advocate for the poor and homeless. Another acknowledges the truth that her working-class father's achievements afforded her and the rest of the family access to people with power. A gifted child from a working-class home soon understands that intelligence is a commodity but finds his background incompatible with his aspirations and so attempts to divide his life into separate worlds. Together, these essays form a powerful narrative about the experience of class and the importance of learning about classism, class cultures, and the intersections of class, race, and gender. Class Lives will be a helpful resource for students, teachers, sociologists, diversity trainers, activists, and a general audience. It will leave readers with an appreciation of the poignancy and power of class and the journeys that Americans grapple with on a daily basis.
Class Lives
Stories from Across Our Economic Divide
AvChuck Collins,Jennifer Laddm. fl.
Häftad, Engelska, 2014
327 kr
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Class Lives is an anthology of narratives dramatizing the lived experience of class in America. It includes forty original essays from authors who represent a range of classes, genders, races, ethnicities, ages, and occupations across the United States. Born into poverty, working class, the middle class, and the owning class—and every place in between—the contributors describe their class journeys in narrative form, recounting one or two key stories that illustrate their growing awareness of class and their place, changing or stable, within the class system. The stories in Class Lives are both gripping and moving. One contributor grows up in hunger and as an adult becomes an advocate for the poor and homeless. Another acknowledges the truth that her working-class father's achievements afforded her and the rest of the family access to people with power. A gifted child from a working-class home soon understands that intelligence is a commodity but finds his background incompatible with his aspirations and so attempts to divide his life into separate worlds. Together, these essays form a powerful narrative about the experience of class and the importance of learning about classism, class cultures, and the intersections of class, race, and gender. Class Lives will be a helpful resource for students, teachers, sociologists, diversity trainers, activists, and a general audience. It will leave readers with an appreciation of the poignancy and power of class and the journeys that Americans grapple with on a daily basis.
Wealth and Our Commonwealth
Why America Should Tax Accumulated Fortunes
AvWilliam H. Gates,Chuck Collins
Häftad, Engelska, 2004
280 kr
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Wealth and Our Commonwealth
Why America Should Tax Accumulated Fortunes
AvChuck Collins,William H. Gates
E-bok
Engelska, 2016
198 kr
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The ‘Man Bites Dog’ story of over 1,000 high net-worth individuals who rose up to protest the repeal of the estate tax made headlines everywhere last year. Central to the organization of what Newsweek tagged the ‘billionaire backlash’ were two visionaries: Bill Gates, Sr., cochair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the largest foundation on earth, and Chuck Collins, cofounder of United for a Fair Economy and Responsible Wealth, and the great-grandson of meat packer Oscar Mayer who gave away his substantial inheritance at the age of twenty-six.Gates and Collins argue that individual wealth is a product not only of hard work and smart choices but of the society that provides the fertile soil for success. They don‘t subscribe to the ‘Great Man’ theory of wealth creation but contend that society‘s investments, such as economic development, education, health care, and property rights protection, all contribute to any individual‘s good fortune. With the repeal proposed by the Bush administration, we might be facing the future that Teddy Roosevelt feared—where huge fortunes amassed and untaxed would evolve into a dangerous and permanent aristocracy. Repeal would drop federal revenues $294 billion in the first 10 years; 27 some $750 billion would be lost in the second decade, not to mention that the U.S. Treasury estimates that charitable contributions would drop by $6 billion a year.But what about all those modest families that would lose the farm? Gates and Collins expose the fallacy of this argument, pointing out that this is largely a myth and that the very same lobbies and politicians who are crying ‘cows’ have opposed other legislation that would actually have helped small farmers. Weaving in personal narratives, history, and plenty of solid economic sense, Gates and Collins make a sound and compelling case for tax reform, not repeal.
RoBBing Mind
AvChuck Collins
E-bok
Engelska
40 kr
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Holding Onto Love
Searching for Hope When a Child Dies
AvChuck Collins
Häftad, Engelska, 2009
200 kr
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Holding onto Love
Searching for Hope When a Child Dies
AvChuck Collins,Kimberly Alison Barry
E-bok
Engelska, 2009
75 kr
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Holding Onto Love blends an anguished fathers heartfelt experience with advice from respected authors to offer comfort and hope to parents reeling from the death of a child. Chuck Collins refreshing, down-to-earth writing style explores the anguish and hopelessness of child loss and exposes the myriad of emotional landmines grieving families face.
The author rejects the common belief that bereaved fathers and mothers must move on or get over it to have normal lives. In contrast, Chuck offers a strategy for survival and healing that recognizes a new sense of normal and renewed purpose in life. A special chapter educates relatives and friends how to reach out to a grief-stricken family, what not to say or do, and includes a checklist of helpful suggestions.
Holding Onto Love tackles difficult topics including spousal and sibling grief, returning to work, handling holidays, grieving through investigations, civil or criminal litigation, and shares the authors attempts for after-death communication. This candid, but gentle account finds hope through the tears and is a must read for grieving families and their loved ones.
Is Inequality in America Irreversible?
AvChuck Collins
Inbunden, Engelska, 2018
580 kr
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We are living in a time of extreme inequality: America’s three richest people now own as much wealth as the bottom half of the population. Although most accept that this is grotesque, many politicians accept it as irreversible.In this book, leading US researcher and activist Chuck Collins succinctly diagnoses the drivers of rampant inequality, arguing that such disparities have their roots in 40 years of the powerful rigging the system in their favor. He proposes a far-reaching policy agenda, analyzes the barriers to progress, and shows how transformative local campaigns can become a national movement for change.This book is a powerful analysis of how the plutocracy sold us a toxic lie, and what we can do to reverse inequality.
Is Inequality in America Irreversible?
AvChuck Collins
Häftad, Engelska, 2018
150 kr
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We are living in a time of extreme inequality: America’s three richest people now own as much wealth as the bottom half of the population. Although most accept that this is grotesque, many politicians accept it as irreversible.In this book, leading US researcher and activist Chuck Collins succinctly diagnoses the drivers of rampant inequality, arguing that such disparities have their roots in 40 years of the powerful rigging the system in their favor. He proposes a far-reaching policy agenda, analyzes the barriers to progress, and shows how transformative local campaigns can become a national movement for change.This book is a powerful analysis of how the plutocracy sold us a toxic lie, and what we can do to reverse inequality.
Is Inequality in America Irreversible?
AvChuck Collins
E-bok
Engelska, 2018
165 kr
Läs direkt efter köp
We are living in a time of extreme inequality: America’s three richest people now own as much wealth as the bottom half of the population. Although most accept that this is grotesque, many politicians accept it as irreversible. In this book, leading US researcher and activist Chuck Collins succinctly diagnoses the drivers of rampant inequality, arguing that such disparities have their roots in 40 years of the powerful rigging the system in their favor. He proposes a far-reaching policy agenda, analyzes the barriers to progress, and shows how transformative local campaigns can become a national movement for change. This book is a powerful analysis of how the plutocracy sold us a toxic lie, and what we can do to reverse inequality.
Wealth Hoarders
How Billionaires Pay Millions to Hide Trillions
AvChuck Collins
Inbunden, Engelska, 2021
488 kr
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For decades, a secret army of tax attorneys, accountants and wealth managers has been developing into the shadowy Wealth Defence Industry. These ‘agents of inequality’ are paid millions to hide trillions for the richest 0.01%.In this book, inequality expert Chuck Collins, who himself inherited a fortune, interviews the leading players and gives a unique insider account of how this industry is doing everything it can to create and entrench hereditary dynasties of wealth and power. He exposes the inner workings of these “agents of inequality”, showing how they deploy anonymous shell companies, family offices, offshore accounts, opaque trusts, and sham transactions to ensure the world’s richest pay next to no tax. He ends by outlining a robust set of policies that democratic nations can implement to shut down the Wealth Defence Industry for good.This shocking exposé of the insidious machinery of inequality is essential reading for anyone wanting the inside story of our age of plutocratic plunder and stashed cash.Also available as an audiobook.
Wealth Hoarders
How Billionaires Pay Millions to Hide Trillions
AvChuck Collins
Häftad, Engelska, 2021
161 kr
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For decades, a secret army of tax attorneys, accountants and wealth managers has been developing into the shadowy Wealth Defence Industry. These ‘agents of inequality’ are paid millions to hide trillions for the richest 0.01%.In this book, inequality expert Chuck Collins, who himself inherited a fortune, interviews the leading players and gives a unique insider account of how this industry is doing everything it can to create and entrench hereditary dynasties of wealth and power. He exposes the inner workings of these “agents of inequality”, showing how they deploy anonymous shell companies, family offices, offshore accounts, opaque trusts, and sham transactions to ensure the world’s richest pay next to no tax. He ends by outlining a robust set of policies that democratic nations can implement to shut down the Wealth Defence Industry for good.This shocking exposé of the insidious machinery of inequality is essential reading for anyone wanting the inside story of our age of plutocratic plunder and stashed cash.Also available as an audiobook.
Wealth Hoarders
How Billionaires Pay Millions to Hide Trillions
AvChuck Collins
E-bok
Engelska, 2021
255 kr
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For decades, a secret army of tax attorneys, accountants and wealth managers has been developing into the shadowy Wealth Defence Industry. These ‘agents of inequality’ are paid millions to hide trillions for the richest 0.01%.In this book, inequality expert Chuck Collins, who himself inherited a fortune, interviews the leading players and gives a unique insider account of how this industry is doing everything it can to create and entrench hereditary dynasties of wealth and power. He exposes the inner workings of these “agents of inequality”, showing how they deploy anonymous shell companies, family offices, offshore accounts, opaque trusts, and sham transactions to ensure the world’s richest pay next to no tax. He ends by outlining a robust set of policies that democratic nations can implement to shut down the Wealth Defence Industry for good.This shocking exposé of the insidious machinery of inequality is essential reading for anyone wanting the inside story of our age of plutocratic plunder and stashed cash.Also available as an audiobook.
Economic Apartheid in America
A Primer On Economic Inequality & Insecurity
AvChuck Collins,Felice Yeskel
Häftad, Engelska, 2005
214 kr
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This updated edition of the widely touted Economic Apartheid in America looks at the causes and manifestations of wealth disparities in the United States, including tax policy in light of the 2001 and 2003 tax cuts and recent corporate scandals.Published with two leading organizations dedicated to addressing economic inequality, the book looks at recent changes in income and wealth distribution and examines the economic policies and shifts in power that have fueled the growing divide.Praised by Sojurners as "a clear blueprint on how to combat growing inequality," Economic Apartheid in America provides "much-needed groundwork for more democratic discussion and participation in economic life" (Tikkun). With "a wealth of eye-opening data" (The Beacon) focusing on the decline of organized labor and civic institutions, the battle over global trade, and the growing inequality of income and wages, it argues that most Americans are shut out of the discussion of the rules governing their economic lives. Accessible and engaging and illustrated throughout with charts, graphs, and political cartoons, the book lays out a comprehensive plan for action.
Born on Third Base
A One Percenter Makes the Case for Tackling Inequality, Bringing Wealth Home, and Committing to the Common Good
AvChuck Collins
E-bok
Engelska, 2016
198 kr
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As heard on NPR''s Fresh Air
"This empowering light into a brighter future is a narrative you won’t want to miss." – Ralph Nader
"Collins not only talks the talk but walks the walk...this is a worthwhile book to read, digest, and share" – Publishers Weekly
An essential piece of reading for anyone concerned by the increasing wealth inequality–made worse by the global pandemic and political partisanship
The growing wealth inequality continues to dominate headlines. The divide between the haves and have nots in America is increasingly political and tensions are rising. On one side, the wealthy wield power and advantage, keeping the system operating in their favor―all while retreating into enclaves that separate them further and further from the poor and working class. On the other side, those who find it increasingly difficult to keep up or get ahead are desperate and frustrated ―waging a rhetorical war against the rich and letting anger and resentment keep us from seeing new potential solutions.
But can we suspend both class wars long enough to consider a new way forward? Is it really good for anyone that most of society’s wealth is pooling at the very top of the wealth ladder? Does anyone, including the one percent, really want to live in a society plagued by economic
apartheid?
It is time to think differently, says longtime inequality expert and activist Chuck Collins. Born into the one percent, Collins gave away his inheritance at 26 and spent the next three decades mobilizing against inequality. He uses his perspective from both sides of the divide to deliver a
new narrative.
Collins calls for a ceasefire and invites the wealthy to come back home, investing themselves and their wealth in struggling communities. And he asks the non-wealthy to build alliances with the one percent and others at the top of the wealth ladder.
Stories told along the way explore the roots of advantage, show how taxpayers subsidize the wealthy, and reveal how charity, used incorrectly, can actually reinforce extreme inequality. Readers meet pioneers who are crossing the divide to work together in new ways, including residents in the author’s own Boston-area neighborhood who have launched some of the most interesting community transition efforts in the nation.
In the end, Collins’s national and local solutions not only challenge inequality but also respond to climate change and offer an unexpected, fresh take on one of our most intransigent problems.
Los acumuladores de riqueza
Cómo los milmillonarios pagan millones para ocultar billones
AvChuck Collins
E-bok
Spanska, 2022
117 kr
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Uno de los rasgos más perversos que caracterizan el mundo actual es la creciente y cada vez más obscena desigualdad económica entre una ínfima minoría de la población, estimada en un 0,1%, que acumula la mayor parte de la riqueza del planeta (un mundo paralelo de privilegiados por lo común oculto y desconocido que hace caso omiso de leyes y tributaciones), y el resto. En esta mezcla de narración personal y de investigación en ciencias sociales, Chuck Collins, antiguo miembro de esa selecta minoría, destapa la "arquitectura de la desigualdad": las complejas y opacas tramoyas de que se sirven los superricos del planeta para soslayar sus responsabilidades sociales por medio de la evasión de impuestos, incurriendo en un robo legal que destruye los servicios públicos y veda el acceso a viviendas dignas y recursos esenciales. Asimismo, propone un plan para revertir esa desigualdad de modo que la riqueza se distribuya de forma más equitativa y la acción de los gobiernos pueda ser más efectiva.
Level Up No Matter What
AvChuck Collins
Häftad, Engelska, 2023
172 kr
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Level Up No Matter What
AvChuck Collins
E-bok
Engelska, 2023
51 kr
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YOU CAN''T JUST SAY YOU WANT TO LEVEL UP!
YOU NEED THE KEYS TO ENSURE THAT
YOUR LIFE GOES TO NEW HEIGHTS!

People say they want to go to the next level. They even take necessary actions to begin their journey. However, it takes a "no matter what" mentality
to actually take your life to new heights of peace, productivity, and prosperity. Atlanta businessman, Chuck Collins has lived the advice that he
shares with readers in his debut book Level Up No Matter What: 7 Keys That Will Help Take Your Life To New Heights.

Like many people, Chuck faced devastation and disappointments early on in his life. Such events such as being nine years old and having to grieve the murder of his cousin to gun violence, watching his beloved sister become a teenage mother to being robbed at gunpoint while he was working as a retail clerk. But he learned that what doesn''t kill you is designed to push you to level up no matter what life brings your way.

By the end of this dynamic guide that can be read by men, women, and youth, you are sure to:
Transform your pain into perseverance Delete your negative thinking and speaking from your inner and outer dialogue Implement Chuck''s 7 Keys without hesitation to ensure your elevation to the next level
Altar to an Erupting Sun
AvChuck Collins
Häftad, Engelska, 2023
263 kr
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Rae Kelliher is a veteran environmental activist and pioneer in the death-with-dignity movement. Her husband Reggie calls her “party in a box” and “a weaver of people and movements.” Facing a diagnosis of terminal illness, Rae engages in a shocking suicide-murder, taking the life of an oil company CEO for his complicity in delaying responses to climate catastrophe. Seven years later, Rae’s friends and family gather at her Vermont farm to try to understand her violent exit and the rapid social transformations triggered by her desperate act.
Economic Apartheid in America
A Primer on Economic Inequality & Insecurity
AvChuck Collins,Felice Yeskel
Häftad, Engelska, 2000
157 kr
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This updated edition of the widely touted Economic Apartheid in America looks at the causes and manifestations of wealth disparities in the United States, including tax policy in light of the 2001 and 2003 tax cuts and recent corporate scandals.Published with two leading organizations dedicated to addressing economic inequality, the book looks at recent changes in income and wealth distribution and examines the economic policies and shifts in power that have fueled the growing divide.Praised by Sojurners as “a clear blueprint on how to combat growing inequality,” Economic Apartheid in America provides “much-needed groundwork for more democratic discussion and participation in economic life” (Tikkun). With “a wealth of eye-opening data” (The Beacon) focusing on the decline of organized labor and civic institutions, the battle over global trade, and the growing inequality of income and wages, it argues that most Americans are shut out of the discussion of the rules governing their economic lives. Accessible and engaging and illustrated throughout with charts, graphs, and political cartoons, the book lays out a comprehensive plan for action.

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Chuck Collins – författare

Burned by Billionaires

Robin Hood Was Right

Robbing Mind: How Attitude and Intention Helped Prevent a Fate Worse Than Death

Class Lives

Class Lives

Wealth and Our Commonwealth

Wealth and Our Commonwealth

RoBBing Mind

Holding Onto Love

Holding onto Love

Is Inequality in America Irreversible?

Is Inequality in America Irreversible?

Is Inequality in America Irreversible?

Wealth Hoarders

Wealth Hoarders

Wealth Hoarders

Economic Apartheid in America

Born on Third Base

Los acumuladores de riqueza

Level Up No Matter What

Level Up No Matter What

Altar to an Erupting Sun

Economic Apartheid in America

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Mina sidor

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Hjälp

Om Bokus

Om Bokus

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