by Sam Pizzigati | Jul 27, 2017 | Blog
Two years ago, in 2015, just about all the nations in the world came together and agreed to make reducing inequality — the gap between rich and poor — a prime United Nations “sustainable development goal.” A noble gesture. But UN groups make noble gestures all the...
by Sam Pizzigati | Jul 8, 2017 | Blog
Sears is fading. Fast. The 124-year-old retailer — the place where all America once shopped — is tumbling into a shopping horror. At some Sears stores, recent news accounts report, ceilings are collapsing, rats are racing, and toilets aren’t working “for weeks on...
by Sam Pizzigati | Jul 4, 2017 | Blog
We’ve arrived once again at that time of year — Independence Day — when the op-ed pages of America’s newspapers fill up with celebrations of democracy and the American Revolution’s enormous contribution to it. But this year’s hearty salutes to the Spirit of ’76 come...
by Sam Pizzigati | Jun 20, 2017 | Blog
Jeff Immelt, the CEO of General Electric since 2001, is retiring. The 61-year-old will be making a well-compensated exit. Fortune magazine estimates that Immelt will walk off with “nearly $211 million,” on top of his regular annual pay. Immelt’s overall General...
by Sam Pizzigati | May 24, 2017 | Blog
Somebody get this man a dictionary. Mick Mulvaney, the Trump administration budget chief, desperately needs some serious lexicological support. That became obvious when Mulvaney stepped up before reporters to defend the new Trump budget for the federal fiscal year...
