The current European revolt against CEO greed, if successful, might leave Corporate Europe looking just like Corporate America — in the 1950s. By Sam Pizzigati [caption id="attachment_5142" align="alignright" width="182"] In...
Rising inequality is killing the dinosaurs - or at least what's left of them. Paleontologists report a boom in illicit dinosaur excavation and smuggling. The most recent case to hit the news was the...
Luxury fortresses. Armored cars. Helicopter commutes. The abominably unequal 'good life' may be closer than you think. Meanwhile, in South Africa . . . A dozen years ago, Brazil ranked...
If current trends continue, an individual trillion-dollar fortune in the United States will be surfacing within not much more than a generation.
'A million ways to have fun,' goes the cruise ship marketing slogan — but only, the fine print should read, for those who have mega millions. [caption id="attachment_5091" align="alignright" width="350"]...
From hiking trails in Oregon to boardrooms in Berlin, critics of our staggeringly unequal corporate order are calling for limits that link executive compensation to worker paychecks By Sam Pizzigati...
. . . we would have a fascinating, first-hand history of the roller-coaster first century of federal income taxation. By Sam Pizzigati The modern federal income tax turns 100 this...
Social Security is the bedrock entitlement program that directly supports over 56 million Americans. That's over 18 percent of the population. If you're receiving Social Security, you know that Social...
How do unequal societies solve the problems — like traffic congestion — that make us miserable? They come up with solutions that make life easier for rich people.
