Fat Cat Tuesday: A CEO Pay Milestone
CEOs on both sides of the Atlantic have already made more in 2016 than most of their workers will make for the entire year.
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Why The Rich Think They Should Rule
Donald Trump's presidential campaign personifies the view that wealth should rule.
Avoiding The Big Short Sequel
Hollywood depicts the financial crisis in gripping detail, but doesn’t explain how to avoid a repeat.
A New Look at a Forgotten Egalitarian
In our deeply unequal times, historian Edward O’Donnell reminds us, the life of the 19th century’s most important critic of concentrated wealth remains as relevant as ever. [caption id="attachment_7376" align="alignright"...
Affluenza: An Outrage in All Its Forms
The tax treatment of the ultra wealthy might be the true scandal.
Why Growth Alone Offers No Answer
Only an intelligent, inclusive economy can fix what ails the American economy.
A Holiday Note to the U.S. Congress
Members of Congress, comfortably nestled in bed with millionaires and corporate lobbyists, are in denial about the state of the middle class. By Paul Buchheit [caption id="attachment_9942" align="alignright" width="300"] Credit:...
Is Capitalism To Blame For Inequality?
Is American capitalism the cause of our country's growing and very worrisome inequality? That all depends on how you define 'capitalism.' By Sheila Suess Kennedy [caption id="attachment_9922" align="alignright" width="300"] Credit:...
America’s Wealthy, Come Home!
Bring your capital back to the real economy and establish a stake in the commonweal we all share.
Working Until It’s Time for Your Grave
Like many Americans, my mom has no retirement savings. Our corporate execs have no such worries. “My plan is just to work until I die.” That’s how my mom sums...
2015 Hypocrites of the Year
From warmaking and tax avoidance to consumer gouging and environmental destruction, the candidates for 2015 Hypocrite of the Year truly earned their spot on this list. By Paul Buchheit [caption...
Piketty’s New Controversial Theory
Thomas Piketty recently spelled out a highly controversial theory about the cause of terrorism: economic inequality. By Sheila Suess Kennedy [caption id="attachment_9885" align="alignright" width="300"] Credit: nymag.com[/caption] A year after his...