The Other 99 Percent: How the U.S. Compares
The other 99 percent do far worse in the United States than in any other developed country. By Salvatore Babones In September 2011 the Occupy Wall Street movement grabbed the...
Income Distribution
For Top 400 Taxpayers, a Near-Record Year
America's contemporary rich, new IRS data show, didn't quite match their all-time income record in 2008. But they scored their second-highest showing ever, despite the Great Recession. Their average income:...
We’re Not Broke, Just Twisted
Government must stop doling out ever-larger tax breaks to the super-rich and vast corporations. Have you heard? America is broke, according to many governors and lawmakers. They're calling for deep cuts...
Deconstructing the Paul Ryan Sound Bite
Real policy wonks bore people. The phony wonk from Wisconsin now driving Congress seduces, with a patter that leaves our wealthy almost completely disappeared. Rep. Paul Ryan from Wisconsin revels...