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The Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez School of Economics Jan. 22, 2020
On Monday, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., sat for a discussion with author Ta-Nehisi Coates.... Read More
How Do the Rich Become Uber-Rich? Jan. 22, 2020
As Ray Charles wailed in a song of true-life blues, "(T)hem that's got are them that gets/ And I ain... Read More
'Tax the Rich' Is No Longer Just a Political Slogan Dec. 11, 2019
There's nothing inevitable about inequality. It's an injustice that the moneyed powers and their pol... Read More
What's Scaring the Bejeezus out of Billionaires? Dec. 04, 2019
There's a new political army on the march in America, moving forcibly into the 2020 presidential cam... Read More
How Trump's Poverty Subsidy Enriches the Rich Nov. 21, 2019
Years ago, a Texas legislator who was occasionally known to take lobbyists' cash in exchange for a v... Read More
Bloomberg, Billionaires and Boobery Nov. 14, 2019
I'd like to personally bop over the head the next Democrat who says that Michael Bloomberg shouldn't... Read More
Candidates' Wealth Tax Proposals Demonstrate Spooky Economic Ignorance Oct. 24, 2019
It's open season on wealth and those who create it. Candidates for the Democratic presidential nomin... Read More
Where to Get the Money to Start Fixing Inequality Oct. 16, 2019
When Jesse Jackson ran a strong populist campaign for president in 1988, advocating bold new policie... Read More
Billionaires Who Promise to Save Journalism and Then Default: It Ought to Be a Crime Sep. 06, 2019
Let's talk about fraud: "A person or thing intended to deceive others, typically by unjustifiably cl... Read More
Short Takes on Billionaire Good Deeds and Ice Cream Obsessions Apr. 22, 2019
Sprinkles with That? According to polls, Americans used to prefer vanilla ice cream to all other fla... Read More
Is Income Inequality Fair? Mar. 13, 2019
Some Americans have much higher income and wealth than others. Former President Barack Obama explain... Read More
The Evil Rich Nov. 29, 2017
As Republicans struggle to agree on a tax plan, Democrats and much of the media label each attempt a... Read More
Trump and the Real Billionaires Dec. 06, 2016
Donald Trump has long sold himself to a credulous public as a business genius worth many billions. S... Read More
Getting the Sports Moguls off Our Backs May. 07, 2015
It was not out of a sense of decency that the National Football League recently let go of its tax-ex... Read More
Income Inequality Jan. 15, 2014
Democrats plan to demagogue income inequality and the wealth gap for political gain in this year's e... Read More
Billionaires Reap a Cornucopia of Farm Subsidy Cash Dec. 04, 2013
December is a time of many holiday feasts — which makes it a good time to remember family farm... Read More
