Do Plutocrats Need to Worry about Potholes?
One luxury automaker is betting big that America's affluent feel no responsibility to the greater society crumbling all around them. Audi, the luxury automaker, has a new ad campaign out....
Sam Pizzigati
The Empty Promise of ‘Pay for Performance’
Pundits and pols love to blast windfalls that go to corporate CEOs who 'fail.' But windfalls for CEOs who 'perform,' research suggests, ought to worry us far more. Leo Apotheker,...
A Riddle that Brings Joy to Mega Rich Hearts
The Census won't count it. The IRS won't tax it, at anywhere near full freight. What is it? It's enough, all by itself, to keep grand fortunes constantly soaring. Can...
Plutocracy with a Philanthropic Face
Not all plutocrats scheme in the shadows like the rabidly right-wing Koch brothers. We need to learn how to recognize plutocracy's more subtle putches. The best primer? The battle over...