Who Should Own Our Infrastructure?
Infrastructure spending should benefit the public good, but Donald Trump’s plan benefits private interests at the expense of the rest of us. One of the very worst ideas getting championed by...
Causal Factors
Report: Privatization Drives Inequality
A new study outlines the negative impact of contracting public services to private companies.
Social Inequality: Seldom Only Social
We need to keep in mind the tangible and ever-present economic consequences of membership in a disfavored minority. This week has brought us two reminders about how culture and cultural...
The Inequality of the Future?
No workers are free from the risk of losing their jobs to automation. By Larry Checco [caption id="attachment_9770" align="alignright" width="300"] Credit: Solidsmack.com[/caption] Forty-five years ago futurist Alvin Toffler, in his...