by Sam Pizzigati | Jul 16, 2019 | Blog, Economy, Featured, Inequality, Jobs and Growth
Have we hit peak decadence in the United States? Probably not. But we’re getting awfully close. The latest evidence just may be the “super-penthouse.” What exactly counts as a super-penthouse? Luxury analysts at List Sotheby’s International Realty have taken on the...
by Sam Pizzigati | Jun 26, 2019 | Blog, Featured, Housing, Politics
What happens at America’s state level can sometimes reverse the political momentum of the entire nation. We experienced just such a reversal in 1978, when California conservatives pushed our country to the right. We may be poised to take a new direction, thanks to...
by Sam Pizzigati | Jun 18, 2019 | Blog, Economy, Featured, Financial Reform, Inequality
We have a great deal of statistical data, in America today, about the economic circumstances of Americans who live in poverty. We know far less, by contrast, about Americans who live amid great wealth. And much of what we do know, suggests a revealing new study, turns...
by Sam Pizzigati | Jun 10, 2019 | Archive, Blog, Featured, Housing, Inequality
In our daily lives, as anyone who keeps a household budget can attest, the unexpected happens all the time. A refrigerator motor fails. Some part on your car you never realized existed breaks down. A loved one passes away and you have to — you want to — be at the...
by Sam Pizzigati | May 3, 2019 | Blog, Featured
America’s elites have for decades now enjoyed — and exploited — a mainstream political consensus. America is doing just fine, this consensus has held, but just not for everybody. We have some poor, unfortunate souls in our midst, the consensus continues, and decency...