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Piketty's "Capital" Is A Hit. So What Comes Next?
In "Capital in the Twenty-First Century," Thomas Piketty has brilliantly and eloquently analyzed the crisis of inequality that threatens the global economy. The question now is, what do we do about it?
Why Conservatives Are Willing to Let People Like Charlene Dill Die
Obamacare didn’t come with ”death panels," like conservatives claimed it would. So, Republican governors and state legislatures formed their own. Until the death of Charlene Dill, the victims of those death panels were invisible.
Welcome To Plutocrat-Geddon! Hail Our New Billionaire Overlords!
With the children of today’s baby boomers scheduled to inherit $30 trillion in the next several decades, politicians and the press are hard at work flattering plutocrats of all ages by portraying them as paragons of wisdom.
Why the Sky Sometimes Does Fall
You don't have to be a rocket scientist to be able to demonstrate the link between inequality and catastrophic environmental change. But a little help from rocket scientists can certainly help.
Progressive Breakfast
America's Economic Divide The American Middle Class Is No Longer the World’s Richest [New York Times]: "The American middle class, long the most affluent in the world, has lost that distinction. While the wealthiest Americans are outpacing many of their global peers,...
As Middle Class Falls Behind, We Need A Progressive Populist Response
The latest report that middle-income households are falling behind the counterparts in some other developed countries should embolden Democratic candidates to offer bolder, progressive populist prescriptions.
Black Cloud On Earth Day: Big Coal's War Against EPA Emission Rules
Power plants generate 41 percent of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions. Nearly half come from just 100 plants, and all but two of those use coal. Addressing those plans would do a lot to address our climate crisis.
5 Ways American Policies Make Us Lonely, Anxious, and Antisocial
Our society is designed by politicians indebted to the 1 percent for the purpose of enhancing and maintaining their power. The rest of us lead rocky, competitive lives that leave us isolated and exhausted. Inequality is stunting our growth.
Tell Boehner: Stop "Throwing Spaghetti," Renew Unemployment Insurance
Call 661-BOEHNER and tell House Speaker John Boehner to stop the excuses and put help for the long-term unemployed up for a vote. And join today's "Twitter storm" at 2 p.m. Eastern to #RenewUI.
The Terrible Fear of Paying the Poor Too Much
Republicans’ fear of paying too much is terrible. Not because of GOP angst. No, because it causes underpaid workers to suffer. Because it means Republicans will continue to blockade efforts to resolve growing, corrosive income inequality.
