inequality
Panel sees progress on holding corporate execs accountable
December 15, 2011The "say-on-pay" movement, holding corporate executives financially accountable for their risky decisions, is making progress.
Read more“The Sprit Level” and the dynamics between economic and social conditions
December 13, 2011A study of dozens of surveys regarding wealth and, the things we associate with the quality of life, seems to come to the surprising conclusion.
Read more‘Tis the season to be jolly on Wall Street
December 9, 2011Financial industry insiders are grousing about a big downturn in annual bonuses. They should be thanking about the rest of us.
Read morePutting the Occupy movement in historical perspective
December 5, 2011Indeed there is civil unrest! Workers cry out for justice, as workloads grow and wages stagnate while owners' profits soar, as jobs are sent overseas.
Read moreOne-third of nation in poverty or “near poverty”
December 2, 2011A startling new study by the Census Bureau reveals that one in three Americans - 100 million people - live in poverty or near poverty.
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