Government Exists to Serve the People, not the Privileged
Many Americans feel like our political system does not fairly represent the views of the majority of the people. Politicians seem to be perpetually out of touch with realities on...
From academics to activists, thoughtful people worldwide are focusing their attention on economic inequality as never before.
Many Americans feel like our political system does not fairly represent the views of the majority of the people. Politicians seem to be perpetually out of touch with realities on...
Britain's top unions will soon be flexing their shareholder muscles -- and insisting that the corporations where their pension funds have investments start taking significant steps to narrow the pay...
Imagine you are a politician facing a tough reelection campaign. You sincerely believe in low taxes for corporations and investors. Your opponent wants to raise taxes on the rich in...
Cyprus is the latest European country to face a budget and banking crisis. Its deregulated banks have accumulated huge losses and now face imminent bankruptcy. Like the United States government,...
All across Corporate America, top execs are feathering their own nests at the expense of their employees. The French have a better idea. [caption id="attachment_5194" align="alignright" width="298"] The founder of...
Egalitarian-minded academics have just subjected one of the central political questions of our time to some rigorous research scrutiny. By Sam Pizzigati [caption id="attachment_5164" align="alignright" width="300"] An Occupy Wall Street...
The current European revolt against CEO greed, if successful, might leave Corporate Europe looking just like Corporate America — in the 1950s. By Sam Pizzigati [caption id="attachment_5142" align="alignright" width="182"] In...
Rising inequality is killing the dinosaurs - or at least what's left of them. Paleontologists report a boom in illicit dinosaur excavation and smuggling. The most recent case to hit the news was the...
Luxury fortresses. Armored cars. Helicopter commutes. The abominably unequal 'good life' may be closer than you think. Meanwhile, in South Africa . . . A dozen years ago, Brazil ranked...
If current trends continue, an individual trillion-dollar fortune in the United States will be surfacing within not much more than a generation. By Bob Lord [caption id="attachment_4745" align="alignright" width="300"] Mexican...