Waffles, Beer, and the Penalty We Pay for Tolerating Inequality
How much does the ‘privilege’ of living in a deeply unequal nation cost ordinary Americans? Some numbers from Belgium can help us tally up the total.
Blogging Our Great Divide
New developments on the inequality front? Our Institute for Policy Studies Inequality.org editorial team tracks them here.
Any Senior Who Needs Home Care Should Get It
A ballot initiative to create a universal home care fund, paid for through taxes on the wealthy, is garnering some Hollywood celebrity support.
Before His Time, a Billionaire Passes On
Paul Allen’s friends are saluting his life. For the sake of our own loved ones, we need to end his billionaire epoch.
Black Domestic Workers Call for Pay, Professionalism, and Respect
A new report shines a light on the Durham and Atlanta healthcare workers raising the standards of care in America.
US, UK Progressive Leaders Aim to Open Corporate Boardrooms to Workers
UK Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn and U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren have both launched plans to shift the balance of power from shareholders to workers, including requiring worker representation on boards.
Promoting Luxury Housing with an Ironic Twist
The artist behind a provocative faux sales office highlights the dangers of Boston's luxury housing boom.
Confronting Climate Change in a Deeply Unequal World
The global reaction to two landmark new reports suggests the world could well lose that confrontation.
No One in the United States Should Be Poor, Period
Amazon's wage hike is welcome news, but nobody's well-being should depend on the whims of billionaire CEOs.
Nostalgia for NAFTA? Our Wealthy Will Have Plenty
Over the last quarter-century, new data from Forbes make clear, NAFTA has helped create an incredibly rich people-friendly economic order.
Trump, Kavanaugh and the Myth of Self-Made Success
Denying the role of inherited wealth fuels the mythology of meritocracy and keeps us from addressing structural inequality.