What Obama Can Learn From Scotland
As the Scots begin tackling their rising incarceration problem, America should learn from them.
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Stalling CEO Worker-Pay Disclosure
Regulators of the Great Depression era could teach their modern-day counterparts a few lessons in how to get things done. Consider, for example, how fast the Securities and Exchange...
The Rise of the Underground Economy
The decline of unions precipitated the rise of the underground economy. By Claire Goldstene In 2014, slightly over 11 percent of American workers were union members, as compared to 20...
True Ownership Does a Company Good
When a company is truly owned by an individual or small group, corporate behavior changes for the better. By Sheila Suess Kennedy [caption id="attachment_9246" align="alignright" width="300"] Credit: The Atlantic[/caption] The...
The Times, They Are a Changin’
Regardless of where you stand on the issues, there’s no denying that change is in the air. By Larry Checco What do Sen. Elizabeth Warren, Sen. Bernie Sanders, a bevy...
Are U.S. Charter Schools Fraudulent?
Charter schools are riddled with fraud and marked by a lack of transparency that leads to even more fraud. By Paul Buchheit [caption id="attachment_9258" align="alignright" width="300"] Credit: LA Times[/caption] In...
Gobble Up Poor, Feast on Middle Class
What do wealthy Americans do after they’ve finished eating the poor? They start on the middle class, of course. So goes the ugly process of wealth and income redistribution in America.
Getting Beyond Shop-Til-We-Drop
Inequality has our planet down, the veteran analyst Juliet Schor believes, but not out. She’s seeing more of us working for alternatives to mindless consumerism — and the failing system...
Billionaires Declare Tax Independence
The need for a robust tax on inherited wealth has never been greater.
Snake Oil Won’t Cure Inequality
The GOP's 2016 contenders talk a good game about the wealth gap while making it even bigger.
Jeb and For-Profit Higher Education
Jeb Bush’s troubling connections to for-profit colleges shine light on his priorities.
The Economics of the New Jim Crow
Racism is evolving into an insidious form of quiet economic subjugation. By Paul Buchheit [caption id="attachment_9199" align="alignright" width="300"] Credit: AllenBWest.com[/caption] In 1931 the New Republic reported on a lynching in...