The ‘Self-Made’ Myth: Our Hallucinating Rich
In real life, working hard only takes you so far. Those who go all the way — to grand fortune — typically get a substantial head start. So documents a...
Causal Factors
Madison Avenue Declares ‘Mass Affluence’ Over
The American middle class, concludes a new white paper from the ad industry's top trade journal, has essentially become irrelevant. The chain-smoking ad agency account execs of Mad Men, the...
The Hazards in Our Fairytale Marketplace
We’ve come to expect, here early in the 21st century, that business will abuse workers, at every opportunity. We’ve watched corporate leaders downsize and outsource, slash benefits, raid pension funds,...
A Business Case for Greater Equality
The Nordic Way: Shared norms for the new reality. A report prepared for the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, January 2011. President Obama has opened 2011 preaching a new gospel:...
