Category Archives: Income disparity

Martin Wolf v. Trumponomics Whiffs Due to Fealty to Orthodoxy

The Financial Times’ Martin Wolf has a go at Donald Trump, but manages to score an own goal as far as his profession is concerned.

Should We Tax Wealth?

Kicking the tires of a wealth tax.

U.N. Report: ‘Human Rights Might Not Survive’ Climate Crisis

Not surprisingly, the poor, particularly in developing countries, will be devastated by climate change.

Mobility and the Desire for Sovereignity in Europe

Lack of geographic mobiliity is a major culprit in the rise of nationalism.

Charter Schools Unleashed “Educational Hunger Games” in California. Now It’s Fighting Back.

Andrea Gabor, author of “After the Education Wars,” discusses how California is pushing back on millionaire-driven charter schools. Will the rest of the America follow?

Takers and Makers: Who Are the Real Value Creators?

Why stories from “value creators” should be taken with a fistful of salt.

How Media Workers are Organizing in the Dual Economy

With journalism moving from a stable to a precarious profession, digital media workers have gotten serious about organizing.

Design Genius Jony Ive Leaves Apple, Leaving Behind Crapified Products That Cannot Be Repaired

The departure of Jony Ive gives Apple the chance to reboot its design philosophy to embrace reliability and repairability.

Taxcast: The Corporate Tax Haven Index, Solving the World’s Broken Tax System

This taxcast examines the Tax Justice Network’s new Corporate Tax Haven Index for what’s wrong with the taxation system and how to fix it.

Robert Reich: Here’s Why We Need to Break Up Big Tech

Monopolies aren’t good for anyone except for the monopolists, especially when they can influence our elections and control how Americans receive information.

Trade Wars in the Global Value Chain Era

Why trade wars are more costly than conventional wisdom would have you believe now that manufacturing to a large degree depends on global value chains.

Place-Based Economic Conditions and the Geography of the Opioid Overdose Crisis

There is not one opioid crisis in America—there are many. And supply-focused measures won’t stop them.