Are Corporate Boards Wising Up on CEO Perks?
Corporations seem to be cutting back on the CEO perks that most inflame public opinion against executive pay excess. But CEOs, even so, have little reason to complain.
Research & Commentary
From academics to activists, thoughtful people worldwide are focusing their attention on economic inequality as never before.
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,...
The New Forbes 400 — and Their $1.5 Trillion
America's 400 richest now hold a fortune almost as large as their 2007 pre-Great Recession record. How swell a year have America’s 400 richest enjoyed over the past 12 months?...
A Tax Plan to Rally Around: The Buffett Rule
If you care about the future of the republic, the health of our communities, and the prospects for a transition to a new green economy –the fight over taxation and...
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...
Look Who’s Soured on Economic Inequality
Mainstream economists all around the world used to assume that equality acted as a drag on economic growth and development. Not anymore. Inequality, a conservative online daily told its readers...
What Taxes Leave People the Happiest?
People who live in societies where incomes face progressive tax rates, a new study shows, report higher levels of happiness than people who live in flatter tax systems. Two decades...
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...
The Massive Rewards for Corporate Tax Dodging
Corporations don’t dodge taxes. People do. The people who run corporations. And these people — America’s CEOs — are reaping awesomely lavish rewards for the tax dodging they have their...
Corporations Fracking US Tax Code
CEOs Get Massive Rewards for Dodging Corporate Taxes As the Super Congress eyes trillions in budget cuts that will undermine the quality of life for most Americans, here's a stunning...