Wealth Concentration

The Oracle of Omaha may not be all that incredibly wise after all, just incredibly rich and sheltered from the real world of work.

In a world with rising inequality, the World Bank should do a better job of measuring 'shared prosperity.' By Nick Galasso This piece is an adaptation of Nick’s recent article...

With two new legislative initiatives, Senator Sanders is proposing to tax Wall Street speculators to guarantee all Americans a good shot at a college degree.

Instead of new rhetoric about the middle class, Presidential candidates should invent policies to save it.

We all suffer the consequences when government fails to invest. By Sheila Suess Kennedy [caption id="attachment_8966" align="alignright" width="300"] While your home mortgage is an investment, the new suit you recently...

If President Obama really wants upward mobility for poor people, then he should support downward mobility at the top. By Salvatore Babones [caption id="attachment_8944" align="alignright" width="300"] On the Late Show...

The latest executive compensation regs proposed by the Securities and Exchange Commission won't put any real brake on CEO pay excess. What would? We have a list!

The real threat of entitlements are those demanded by the very rich. By Paul Buchheit [caption id="attachment_8884" align="alignright" width="300"] As the rich get richer, they're gradually bankrupting the greater part...

The financial gap between wealthy and working class citizens is closely connected to other kinds of inequality. By Sheila Suess Kennedy [caption id="attachment_8872" align="alignright" width="296"] After World War II, most...