In the real economy – the place where the 99% live and work – it’s hard to take Mitt Romney’s plan seriously; but let’s try to make sense of it anyway, unhindered by logic, arithmetic or the laws of time, space and gravity.
When it comes to money, it’s best not to trust the advice of people who have a vested interest.
Chicago teachers’ wages are the focus of a major political battle – not because their salaries are out of line in a legitimate comparison – but because people are playing politics with teachers’ pay.
A new report from a United Nations group details how low inequality promotes economic growth — and blasts away at a status quo where the most profitable firms end up to be those that most ruthlessly drive down wages.
As state anti-poverty programs around the country confront severe budget cuts, today’s report indicates income inequality has reached an all-time high.
If America could eliminate most serious poverty in the United States in the 1960s, surely we could do the same today.
According to the polls, the November presidential election is a dead heat. So much for the amateurs. What do the professionals think?