Darrick Hamilton, Naomi Zewde: Truth and Redistribution
How to fix the racial wealth gap, end plutocracy and build Black power.
Geoffrey Jones, Sudev Sheth: What Gandhi believed is the purpose of a corporation
Gandhi had a lot to say about how business leaders should behave.
Paul Buchheit: The Super-Rich and Sordid Tales of Selfishness
Philanthropy, no matter how well intentioned, cannot compensate for the flaws of capitalism. If the mainstream media made the effort to analyze and report the facts, the whole country would … Continue reading
Sam Pizzigati: The Peasants Still Have Their Pitchforks
Americans want what 21st century politics has so far not delivered: real options for challenging concentrated wealth. What can we expect Congress to do about America’s staggeringly top-heavy concentration of … Continue reading
Joseph E. Stiglitz: People Who Break the Rules Have Raked in Huge Profits, Sickening Our Politics
The following is taken from a transcript of Joseph Stiglitz’s remarks to the AFL-CIO convention in Los Angeles on September 8, 2013. I’m an economist — I study how economies … Continue reading
Standard & Poor: How Increasing Income Inequality Is Dampening U.S. Economic Growth
The topic of income inequality and its effects has been the subject of countless analysis stretching back generations and crossing geopolitical boundaries. Despite the tendency to speak about this issue … Continue reading
