by Sam Pizzigati | May 21, 2011 | Blog
Back in the mid 20th century, colleges and universities helped America beat down economic inequality. Now they reinforce it. The American Dream isn’t quite unfolding the way Richard Silva expected. The 20-year-old Silva is currently studying at Cerritos College,...
by Sam Pizzigati | May 17, 2011 | Blog
America's super rich, new IRS income data show, partied on right through the depth of the Great Recession. And they shared precious little of their good fortune with Uncle Sam. In 2008, the IRS revealed last week, 400 Americans reported at least $110 million in income...
by Sam Pizzigati | May 11, 2011 | Blog, Economy
Real policy wonks bore people. The phony wonk from Wisconsin now driving Congress seduces, with a patter that leaves our wealthy almost completely disappeared. Rep. Paul Ryan from Wisconsin revels in his rep, inside the beltway, as America’s ultimate...
by Sam Pizzigati | May 11, 2011 | Blog
Financial industry analysts are going ga-ga over the soaring cohorts of mega rich in China and India. But researchers at one influential global financial consulting group are calculating that the U.S. millionaire share of world millionaire wealth will actually...
by Sam Pizzigati | May 3, 2011 | Blog
Why do Swedes and citizens of other relatively equal nations take their lives at a higher rate than residents of more unequal nations? Four investigators have tapped a wealth of newly available data to help make sense out of a paradox that has dogged the research on...
