The (temporary) end of the government shutdown has been celebrated, understandably, as a victory for working people.…
Three Republican Senators are proposing lowering the estate tax to 0%. On the other hand, others believe the estate tax should be 100%. Let’s just have a national vote on it and see if the richest 0.1% of people win or not. Read more
Sara Nelson, the leader of the Association of Flight Attendants, gave a speech this week calling for a general strike
The economic inequality crisis in America is not rooted in income inequality—it is rooted in wealth inequality. To…
Just days after buying a $122 million house in London, hedge fund manager Ken Griffin has bought a $238 million…
To truly appreciate how our government works on behalf of money rather than human beings, please read this story…
Just as a report was released showing that 26 billionaires own as much wealth as the bottom half of the world population, billionaire Ken Griffin bought a $123 million house. Read more
One thing that very rich people are good at is managing risk. If they make a judgment that the political tide is…
America is suffering from four decades of rising economic inequality. A prime driver of that inequality is the…
Divisive and nefarious political tricknologists often try to scare working Americans by claiming that immigrants are…
A carbon tax—a radical socialist idea that would surely destroy the American economy—has been endorsed by yet another radical socialist group: four former chairs of the Federal Reserve. These “green” wackos simply don’t understand Economics 101. Read more
I often am asked, by esteemed colleagues, friends, and readers, “What is investing my money, and how?” Here’s the…
Financial giant Blackstone, led by Trump-whisperer Steve Schwarzman, is raising a $20 billion real estate fund that will give it a buying power “more than the total value of all the commercial property purchased New York, Chicago and San Francisco in the first 11 months of 2018.” Oh... good. Read more
Since 2001, the Innocence Project New Orleans [IPNO] has freed 33 innocent people from spending their lives in…
There is absolutely no reason to squander our precious national consensus and good will on the divisive issue of gun…
Hello, and thank you for your interest in “corporate diversity.” We share your commitment to diverse leadership in…
As charitable foundations go, the Ford Foundation—which lists “challenging inequality” as its defining goal—is not…
In 2018—for the first time in ten years—hedge funds performed slightly better than a simple, low-cost index fund. “Being paid a zillion dollars for being barely worthwhile once a decade” is the American dream, and we applaud hedge funds for setting an example. Read more
Seen any good movies lately? How about Aquaman? Or Spider-Man? Who is excited for the upcoming release, Captain…
If you have a proposal that will meaningfully improve our inequality-wracked nation, it will not be long before a…