From academics to activists, thoughtful people worldwide are focusing their attention on economic inequality as never before.
Our world’s billionaires don’t merit either their billions, the Oxfam economist Didier Jacobs suggests, or the right to claim we’re all living in a ‘meritocracy.’ [caption id="attachment_7418" align="alignright" width="270"] Debunk...
The discussion over expanding diversity in Hollywood should include the massive racial disparity in media company ownership. The discussion of diversity in Hollywood, or the lack thereof, has been at a...
The water crisis in Flint demonstrates the necessary and beneficial role of a strong public sector. For the past 30+ years, self-described "small government" conservatives have waged a propaganda war on...
Over 50 years after Martin Luther King Jr.'s March on Washington, the median white family has 70 times more wealth than typical black families. By Antonio Moore As we celebrate Dr....
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"...
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 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:...
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...
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...
Wealthiest 20 people own more wealth than half the American population. By Chuck Collins and Josh Hoxie "Billionaire Bonanza," a new report from the Institute for Policy Studies, exposes the...
