Dr. Billionaire, Meet Dr. Salk
Can we conquer disease without concentrating wealth in a precious few pockets? Not-so-distant history offers a clear and encouraging answer.
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BlackRock Shareholder CEO Pay Fight
A prominent investor sets up a showdown at the Wall Street money manager's upcoming annual meeting over CEO pay.
How to Peacefully Redistribute Wealth
We can't just tax billionaires’ paychecks. We should tax the wealth they've already amassed. This is an excerpt from the full piece published by The American Prospect. Short of an all-out,...
Inequality Will Not Fix Itself
America's wealth concentration has increased tenfold since Bill Clinton first ran for president. Originally published by OtherWords. Imagine, after a deep sleep, you suffered the fate of Rip Van Winkle...
Blocking Wall Street’s Revolving Door
At a surreal meeting in Bermuda, the AFL-CIO convinced 40 percent of Lazard shareholders to support a ban on golden parachutes for bank executives who go to work for financial...
The Epitome of U.S. Corporate Success?
That has to be Yahoo, where they’ve been busy manufacturing mega-millionaires one CEO at a time.
Let’s ‘Predistribute’ the Wealth
Chobani CEO's decision to distribute partial ownership to employees bucks the trend of ever-growing income and wealth inequality.
Worker-Owned Firms to Rival Chobani
Chobani CEO Hamdi Ulukaya made headlines transferring partial ownership to his employees. Here are five other companies in the food business doing right by their workers.
Redefining the Possible for Labor
Our best weapon to combat wealth inequality remains a strong union contract, but innovative direct action is also needed. By Erica Smiley My dad has always been afraid of flying....
Punishing Corporate Greed. Slightly.
A coal baron’s prison sentence could be a wake-up call for corporate execs. Even they do not sit above the law.
A New Blast at an Entrenched Elite
Thomas Frank’s new book offers us a must-read on how and why the Democratic Party lost interest in seriously addressing the deep inequality that so ails America. Ever get the feeling...